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Two construction workers who sleep in car, cooking outdoors. One is from Memphis, Tennessee, and worked formerly on the construction of Dupont plant at Millington, Tennessee. The other is from Decatur, Mississippi, and worked previously at the Camp Shelby job, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He said: "We live like kings out here. I never did carpenter before I heard you could get paid so much for it; then it didn't take me long to be one." They are both working on the Camp Livingston job near Alexandria, Louisiana

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Two construction workers who sleep in car, cooking outdoors. One is from Memphis, Tennessee, and worked formerly on the construction of Dupont plant at Millington, Tennessee. The other is from Decatur, Mississippi, and worked previously at the Camp Shelby job, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He said: "We live like kings out here. I never did carpenter before I heard you could get paid so much for it; then it didn't take me long to be one." They are both working on the Camp Livingston job near Alexandria, Louisiana

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Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1940
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
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Alexandria (La.)31.31139, -92.44500
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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

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