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Congregation entering church. Wheeley's Church. Person County, North Carolina

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Women of the congregation of Wheeley's Church on steps with brooms and buckets on annual clean up day. Gordonton, North Carolina

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north carolina gordonton person county rural churches the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs wheeley s church united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression classic photography art photography new york public library
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01/07/1939 - 31/07/1939
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north carolina gordonton person county rural churches the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs wheeley s church united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression classic photography art photography new york public library