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General landscape in Mississippi Delta. Cotton field in foreground and row of plantation houses in background, Mississippi

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General landscape in Mississippi Delta. Cotton field in foreground and row of plantation houses in background, Mississippi

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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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Date

01/01/1939
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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Location

Clearwater, 35.92341, -90.25704
Google Map of 35.9234054, -90.2570426
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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

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