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Abandoned farm on the high plains, Texas County, Oklahoma. "The record of the Great Plains is to a great extent a record of settlement and abandonment." J. Russell Smith
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Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1938
Contributors
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Location
Oklahoma Lane, 34.38563, -102.88689
Source
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
