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Mountaineer who reared his grandson in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse with his dog on South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer with his two grandsons whom he raised in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse on South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer with his two grandsons whom he raised in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse on South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer with his grandson whom he raised in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse at South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer with his grandson whom he raised in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse at South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer with neighbor's child on front porch of home up Frozen Creek. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer riding on muleback up a creek bed to his farm. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer laying the new floor in his neighbor's home near Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer trying to change tire with a fence post as a jack. Up South fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineer who reared his grandson in his home with the help of the neighbors. He had been crippled with arthritis most of his life. On the steps of a schoolhouse with his dog on South Fork of Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

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Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1940
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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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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Some of Batise's illiterate neighbors. Location: Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Mountaineer's cabin up South Fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mountaineers trying to pull the car out of the creek with a mule. South Fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County

The cotton pickers on this farm were temporary neighbors to the owner. Four adults and seven children. The latter as follows: one six year old boy picks one hundred pounds a day. His father said "He picks one hundred pounds every day." Two children of seven pick one hundred and fifty pounds a day each. One of nine years picks about two hundred pounds. Several from ten to fifteen pick three to four hundred pounds. The whole group picks a bale a day. (1,600 to 1,800) pounds a day. Location: McKinney [vicinity], Texas.

Mr. Back, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower, with his new mowing maching which he purchased through a community cooperative FSA. Noctor, Breathitt County, Kentucky. See general caption number two

A wheelbarrow made by Joe Pettry, Woody Boggs' maternal grandfather, parked beside the finished log cabin where neighbors gather each Friday evening to make music

[The miner's friend, a pump using steam to create a vacuum to draw water from flooded mines; known as "Mr. Savery's engine for raising water by the help of fire"]

Mountaineer and wife riding home with groceries and supplies. Breathitt County, Kentucky

Kentucky Route 708 Bridge, Spanning Middle Fork of Kentucky River, Tallega, Lee County, KY

Let us all help one another - Public domain American sheet music

Mountain children on steps of school in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Mother and widow and relatives weeping at the grave of deceased at memorial meeting near Jackson, Kentucky, Breathitt County. See general caption no. 1

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