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Sampling cotton at compress for length of staple and grade. These expert samplers can tell merely by looking at the staple what its length is within one sixteenth of an inch. Compress, Houston, Texas

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Sampling cotton at compress for length of staple and grade. These expert samplers can tell merely by looking at the staple what its length is within one sixteenth of an inch. Compress, Houston, Texas

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Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1939
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Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
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South Houston (Tex.), 29.66306, -95.23556
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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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