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Home on the edge of the city dump. Dubuque, Iowa. This is one of the group homes occupied by single men who gain their livelihood by scouring the dump each day for scrap iron, paper boxes, which they bale and sell, and even food, grapefruit, oranges, etc., dumped by produce companies

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Home on the edge of the city dump. Dubuque, Iowa. This is one of the group homes occupied by single men who gain their livelihood by scouring the dump each day for scrap iron, paper boxes, which they bale and sell, and even food, grapefruit, oranges, etc., dumped by produce companies

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Summary

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1940

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Contributors

Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer

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Location

dubuque

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Copyright info

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