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All the picking of tomatoes is done by hand, but most of the labor is local, the pickers living the year around doing odd jobs or going on relief between seasons. Dorchester County, Maryland

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All the picking of tomatoes is done by hand, but most of the labor is local, the pickers living the year around doing odd jobs or going on relief between seasons. Dorchester County, Maryland

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1941
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Collier, John, 1913-1992, photographer
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Brelsmir Haven, 38.61540, -76.16911
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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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