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

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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

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1940
person

Contributors

Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
place

Location

Alexandria (La.)31.31139, -92.44500
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Source

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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