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The young children accompany their mothers to "Helping Hand" club meeting. Yamhill County, Oregon

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The young children accompany their mothers to "Helping Hand" club meeting. Yamhill County, Oregon

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Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1939
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Lange, Dorothea, photographer
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Yamhill, 45.34150, -123.18733
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