Billy, four year old son of Mrs. Compton, with stick of tobacco. They are tenants, and the Negro owner lives in Mebane. This is part of a prosperous Negro settlement near Carr, Orange County, North Carolina
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1939
Contributors
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Location
Carr
,
36.21153, -79.22002
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html