They’d be my parents’ age. They were born in the early 1920’s, grew up during the Great Depression, became adults during World War Two. That was a hard-scrabble generation for sure.
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/child-labor-young-oyster-shuckers-everett.jpg
https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/55450639138686731/
http://www.atgetphotography.com/Images/Photos/LewisHine/hine_23.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hine
Here’s a much larger image.
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/child-labor-young-oyster-shuckers-everett.jpg
Whaddaya Say?