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Sweeping up potatoes after the sales. Railroad terminal, Chicago, Illinois

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Sweeping up potatoes after the sales. Railroad terminal, Chicago, Illinois

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

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01/01/1941

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Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer

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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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