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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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colorado
ouray county
the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection
farm security administration photographs
logs
surplus logs
mill construction
united states farm security administration sponsor
lee russell 1903 1986 photographer
ultra high resolution
high resolution
farm security administration
great depression
20th century
classic photography
art photography
new york public library
Date
01/09/1940 - 30/09/1940
Source
New York Public Library
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")