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Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank. The father is trying to repair a tire. Three children. Father says, "It's tough but life's tough anyway you take it"

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Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1936

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Contributors

Lange, Dorothea, photographer

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Location

El Texas, 28.51266, -100.41480

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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