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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish. Louisiana crossroads store, bar "jook joint," and gas station, in cotton plantation area

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Melrose, Natchitoches Parish. Louisiana crossroads store, bar "jook joint," and gas station, in cotton plantation area

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a gas station, convenience store, 20th-century small town, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1940

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Contributors

Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer

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Location

Melrose, 31.59878, -92.96710

Google Map of 31.5987795, -92.9671043

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Source

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