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Houses for permanent agricultural workers at migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

Houses for permanent agricultural workers at migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

Houses for permanent agricultural workers at migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

Houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory labor camp at Robstown, Texas

Houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory labor camp at Robstown, Texas

Group of houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

Group of houses for permanent agricultural workers at the migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

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Houses for permanent agricultural workers at migratory labor camp. Robstown, Texas

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Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1940
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Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
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nueces county
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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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