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A woman standing in the doorway of a building. America during Great Depression and World War Two. FSA / OWI Photograph.

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Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Texas photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

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Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1939
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Contributors

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
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Location

San Antonio (Tex.) ,  29.42417, -98.49361
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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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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Final picking over of pecan shells. Non-union pecan shelling plant. San Antonio, Texas

Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Berg's Mill Community, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Artificial flower making at 8 cents a gross. Youngest child working is 5 years old. Location: New York, New York (State)

Mission Senora de la Purisima Concepcion, Convent, 807 Mission Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N", Kennan, Price County, WI

New York (and vicinity), New York. Miscellaneous photograph relating to the war effort. U.S. Office of Price Administration (OPA) volunteer headquarters in Nyack

Scene from a Mexican-style rodeo, or Charreria, at "A Day in Old Mexico," part of the annual, monthlong Fiesta celebration in San Antonio, Texas

Eduard Steves House, 509 King William Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Home work on tags. Home of Martin Gibbons, 268 [?] Centre Street, Roxbury Massachusetts. James 11, years old; Helen 9 years and Mary 6, work on tags. Helen said she could tie the most (5,000 a day at 30 cents). Mary does some but can do only 1000 a day. They work nights a good deal. The night before Helen and James worked until 11:00 P.M. See also Home Work report. Location: Roxbury, Massachusettsachusetts.

View on Pluto Creek, Geyser Springs, Sonoma County, Cal. / Andrew Price, photographer.

A group of people standing around a table full of food, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

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