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Rowan Clark of Bude was 16 years old when he got his first job in 1924. In this episode, he recalls being a water boy and delivering ice for the local icehouse. Like so many others left unemployed by the Great Depression, Clark rode the rails looking for work.\xa0 He describes his journey across the country chasing rumors of job opportunities.

Clark was finally offered a job washing cars in New Orleans\u2026at service station that was actually a front for rum runners!