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Portable-type hop picker at work in the fields, Yakima County, Washington. In 1940 there were two mechanical pickers in this county, this year (1941) there were thirty-eight, thirty-three of which were this type. Using the machines fifteen men displace one hundred hand pickers on same numbers of hours worked

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Portable-type hop picker at work in the fields, Yakima County, Washington. In 1940 there were two mechanical pickers in this county, this year (1941) there were thirty-eight, thirty-three of which were this type. Using the machines fifteen men displace one hundred hand pickers on same numbers of hours worked

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1941

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Contributors

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer

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Location

Yakima, 46.59673, -120.52966

Google Map of 46.5967275, -120.5296561

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Source

Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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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