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Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Ordinarily electricity is not supplied to the tents of migrant families living in the FSA camps. These Japanese-Americans, who were accustomed to better living conditions, wanted the electricity and the sugar beet companies and the town of Nyssa arranged for the wiring. Some of the wiring is the Christmas tree light wiring from Nyssa

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Nyssa, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp. Ordinarily electricity is not supplied to the tents of migrant families living in the FSA camps. These Japanese-Americans, who were accustomed to better living conditions, wanted the electricity and the sugar beet companies and the town of Nyssa arranged for the wiring. Some of the wiring is the Christmas tree light wiring from Nyssa

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

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Date

01/01/1942

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Contributors

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer

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Location

Nyssa Heights, 43.89433, -117.02599

Google Map of 43.8943287, -117.0259938

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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