What were the prices of food items, appliances, luxuries and basic's before, during & after the depression?

Answer 1

There's lots of good stuff on the Internet:

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/Internal%20links/Pricesthen%20and%20now/Prices.html

At this site you'll learn that an Electric Washing Machine was $33.50, and many other interesting Depression Era prices.

Or go to Life in the Great Depression Internet Resources Page:

http://www.eighthfloor.org/academy/tsmith/great_depression_resource_list.htm

Check out historic food prices here:
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.html

Of course what really ended The Great Depression was WWII, so look for wartime prices.

A really good site where you might rummage around is at the Library of Congress at:

http://www.loc.gov/index.html