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Cranberry pickers, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry pickers, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry picker, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry picker, Burlington County, New Jersey

Cranberry pickers, Burlington County, New Jersey

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1938
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Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
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Burlington ,  40.07122, -74.86489
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Library of Congress
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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

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