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Tents in the flood refugee camp for Negroes from the bottom lands. Forrest City, Arkansas

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Tents in the flood refugee camp for Negroes from the bottom lands. Forrest City, Arkansas

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1937

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Contributors

Locke, Edwin, photographer

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Location

Forrest City, 35.00815, -90.78983

Google Map of 35.0081474, -90.7898342

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Source

Library of Congress

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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