Growing Up in the Great Depression: Bob Coulson

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<p>(AP Photo)</p>
<p>Two farm children tie a towel over their saddle horse&#039;s nose during the Dust Bowl years in Coloradoo.</p>

This story originally aired in 2009.

Coulson's family struggled through the Depression and the Dust Bowl in Arriba, on Colorado's Eastern Plains. As part our new series, he speaks with Ryan Warner. This month marks 80 years since the financial collapse that led to the Depression.