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Migrant laborer and his living quarters in vegetable picking section near Lake Harbor, Florida

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Migrant laborer and his living quarters in vegetable picking section near Lake Harbor, Florida

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Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1939
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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Lake Harbor, 26.69312, -80.81451
Google Map of 26.693122, -80.8145058
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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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