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Shack built of tin, lived in by ten construction workers from Texas now working on Camp Livingston job near Alexandria, Louisiana

Construction worker leaning against shack he built on government property near Camp Livingston. Alexandria, Louisiana

J.R. Jones from Monroe, Louisiana, building new shack to live in temporarily while works on construction job at Camp Livingstone near Fort Beauregard

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Shack built of tin, lived in by ten construction workers from Texas now working on Camp Livingston job near Alexandria, Louisiana

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01/01/1940
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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Alexandria (La.) ,  31.31139, -92.44500
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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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