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Date
01/01/1937
Contributors
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Location
North Shafter
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35.51135, -119.28455
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