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Public domain photograph - historical image of Mississippi, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1935
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969, photographer
United States. Resettlement Administration.
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Natchez (Miss.) ,  31.56056, -91.40306
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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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