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Summary
Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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kansas
syracuse
hamilton county
the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection
farm security administration photographs
barbed wire
wire fence
one day
forty bushels
united states farm security administration sponsor
lee russell 1903 1986 photographer
ultra high resolution
high resolution
farm security administration
great depression
classic photography
art photography
new york public library
new york
new york state
Date
01/09/1939 - 30/09/1939
Source
New York Public Library
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Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")