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The story of the Great Depression is often told in pictures: Photos of bank runs and bread lines still pack a punch, almost 80 years later. But the Depression's position as our absolute standard for economic disaster carries an unintended consequence: The power of its images seem to overwhelm -- and minimize -- our own economic troubles. These photos may get you to see the Great Recession differently.

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