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Corn shucking on Uncle Henry Garrett's place, Negro tenant of Mr. Fred Wilkins. White women don't go to Negro shucking to help with the cooking but white men are fed by Negro women just the same as at other shucking week previous at Mr. Fred Wilkins' home. Tally Ho, Near Stem, Granville County, North Carolina

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Corn shucking on Uncle Henry Garrett's place, Negro tenant of Mr. Fred Wilkins. White women don't go to Negro shucking to help with the cooking but white men are fed by Negro women just the same as at other shucking week previous at Mr. Fred Wilkins' home. Tally Ho, Near Stem, Granville County, North Carolina

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Corn shucking on Uncle Henry Garrett's place, Negro tenant of Mr. Fred Wilkins. White women don't go to Negro shucking to help with the cooking but white men are fed by Negro women just the same as at other shucking week previous at Mr. Fred Wilkins' home. Tally Ho, Near Stem, Granville County, North Carolina

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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

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Date

01/01/1939

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Location

granville county

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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