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Carpenter and construction worker from Georgia who is recovering from flu.  Next to him is a neighbor's child and his wife is going to take in two other neighbor's children with them because their tent leaks so badly after a week of heavy rains and winds. In this same tent live about ten men, two women and two children.  The men are construction workers sleeping in shifts. Near Camp Livingston, Alexandria, Louisiana

Carpenter and construction worker from Georgia who is recovering from ...

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Flophouse of about thirty-seven beds at fifty cents each, constantly crowded with construction workers sleeping in several shifts. Some of them had flu.  Alexandria, Louisiana

Flophouse of about thirty-seven beds at fifty cents each, constantly c...

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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their cars so they can't get to Alexandria very often to get milk and supplies for the children. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and that eggs were always at least twice as high. Louisiana

Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at C...

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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their cars so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and eggs were also at least twice as high. Louisiana

Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at C...

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Hotel (flophouse) in center of Alexandria, Louisiana. There are about thirty-seven beds, most of them occupied by army camp construction workers pay fifty cents per night. It is usually full most often cannot accomodate all demands.  Some of the men are recovering from flu

Hotel (flophouse) in center of Alexandria, Louisiana. There are about ...

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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high

Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at C...

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Walter Reed Hospital Flu Ward - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Walter Reed Hospital Flu Ward - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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