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Division of Community Service- Writers' Project, Photos Agriculture (0001-0037), 1937-1940


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"Bee hives made by mountain family out of hollowed out logs up Stinking Creek, Pine Mountain, Kentucky," Photo 0024 (back), August 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0024. Typed on the Top edge reads "Bee hives made by mountain family out of hollowed out logs up Stinking Creek, Pine Mountain, Kentucky August 1940." There are three stamp marks across the center, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other two read "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post." In pencil in the center it reads "22890D," in the bottom left corner "WPA photo" and the bottom right corner "Agriculture WPA photo collection."

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"Bee hives made by mountain family out of hollowed out logs up Stinking Creek, Pine Mountain, Kentucky," Photo 0024, August 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing rows of standing logs in a grassy knoll, with each log sitting on a large rock. On each of the logs are wooding planks with large rocks holding the beehives sealed.

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"Breathitt Co Scene" Old Farm Wagon - Farm Scene , Photo 0012 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0012. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Breathitt Co Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "12."

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"Breathitt Co Scene" Old Farm Wagon - Farm Scene , Photo 0012, undated- scanned Black and white photograph that shows two big wheeled carts resting under the shade of a tree. Nailed to the tree is a wooden fence with a door.

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"Breathitt County Scene" - Plowing with Mule - Farm Scene, Photo 0011 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0011. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Breathitt Co Scene Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "VA" and "11."

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"Breathitt County Scene" - Plowing with Mule - Farm Scene, Photo 0011, undated- scanned Black and White photograph showing a white horse that is harnessed to a farm plow through a grassy field. I young man is pushing from behind.

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"Bulletin board of farmer's exchange," At Liquid Feeding Station Owensboro, Photo 0027 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0027. In pencil it reads in the bottom left corner "Agriculture WPA Collection 27," and in the center it reads "Tour 16," "51/2," "11426W2," Bulletin board of farmer's exchange at ensign feeding station-Owensboro, Ky." There are two stamps, one at the top center reading "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Lee" and the bottom center "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"Bulletin board of farmer's exchange," At Liquid Feeding Station Owensboro, Photo 0027, undated- scanned Sepia colored image showing a large chalk Bulletin board that reads "Farmers Exchange Please cal Glenmore No. 2477 when offerings are sold or traded." Below this are lists of names, street addresses, telephone numbers and sale, trade or wanted items.

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"children remain away from school on 'syrupping off' days," Between Campton and Jackson, Kentucky, Photo 0037 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0037. Typed on the top edge reads "In the early fall many of the children remain away from school on 'syrupping off' days. Sorghum syrup is boiled down from the cane sap by one of the men from the neighborhood who does this work for different members of the communities taking a share of the syrup for his labor. On the highway between Campton and Jackson, Kentucky September 1940." In pencil it reads in the bottom right corner "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55551D." There are two stamp prints, with one reading "Please Credit F.S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post" and the other reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"children remain away from school on 'syrupping off' days," Between Campton and Jackson, Kentucky, Photo 0037, September 1940- scanned A black and white photograph that is slowing a group of school children licking syrup from sticks. They are standing next to large vats of hot and steaming liquid. The girls are in dresses, with three in floral colors and one in a solid color.

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"Dairy farm in Jefferson County, Kentucky," Photo 0032 (back), July 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0030. Typed on the top left image it reads "Dairy farm in Jefferson County, Kentucky July 1940" In pencil in the center it reads "55484D" and in the bottom right corner it reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." There are two stamps, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Dairy farm in Jefferson County, Kentucky," Photo 0032, July 1940- scanned Black and white image showing a open field with large dairy barn structures on the horizon line.

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"Erosion Control-Natchez Trace Project Lexington Tennessee," Photo 0021 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0021. Handwriting in pencil along the right edge reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "21," and in the center it reads "RA 0539M' Erosion control - Natchez Trace project Lexington Tenn." Also throughout the back are various stamp marks. In the top left it reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." In the bottom left it reads "Please Credit U. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo By: Mydans" and in the lower left it reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Kindly use the following Farm Security Administration Resettlement Administration Photograph by Mydans Photo By: Mydans."

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"Erosion Control-Natchez Trace Project Lexington Tennessee," Photo 0021, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a dam structure made of tree branches with a layer of logs crisscrossing on top. On both sides appears to be rushing riverside traveling through an exposed and eroded hill.

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"Fall scene. Haystacks along road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky," Photo 0033 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0033. Typed on the top edge reads "Fall scene. Haystacks along road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky. September 1940." In pencil it reads in the bottom right corner "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55906D." There are two stamp prints, with one reading "Please Credit F.S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post" and the other reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"Fall scene. Haystacks along road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky," Photo 0033, September 1940- scanned Black and White image showing a highway next to a field of conical haystacks.

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"Ginning the sorghum can to make syrup. On the road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky," Photo 0035 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0035. Typed on the top edge reads "Ginning the sorghum cane to make syrup. On the road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky September 1940" In pencil it reads in the bottom right corner "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55605D." There are two stamp prints, with one reading "Please Credit F.S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post" and the other reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"Ginning the sorghum can to make syrup. On the road between Jackson and Campton, Kentucky," Photo 0035, September 1940- scanned Two men are sitting in a field of sorghum next to a sorghum ginning machine. A horse is attached via a long tree branch and is walking around the machine to help make the syrup.

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"Haying, near Jackson, Kentucky," Photo 0030 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0030. Typed on the top left image it reads "Haying, near Jackson, Kentucky Sept. 1940" In pencil there is a question mark under "Haying" and "Jackson." Also in pencil in the center it reads "55447D" and in the bottom right corner it reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." There are two stamps, one reads "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C." and the other reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo by Marion Post."

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"Haying, near Jackson, Kentucky," Photo 0030, September 1940- scanned Black and white aerial photograph showing the farm landscape.

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"Hemp Breaking," Photo 0031 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0031. In pencil it reads in the top left corner "Hemp Breaking WPA Photo Collection Agriculture WPA" and in the bottom left reads "31."

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"Hemp Breaking," Photo 0031, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a man threshing large stocks of hemp against a wooden tool. Behind him is a large stack of hemp shaped like a cone.

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"Kentucky Bluegrass" - close-up of a patch of bluegrass, Photo 0010 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0010. On the top of the image it reads in pencil "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection Kentucky Bluegrass" and in the center of it reads "20841."

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"Kentucky Bluegrass" - Natural Setting - large patch of bluegrass, Photo 0022 (back), undated- scanned Back of Photograph 0022. On the Top edge in pencil reads "Kentucky bluegrass Agriculture WPA Photo Collection." In the center it reads "20840" and on the bottom left corner it reads "22."

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"Kentucky Bluegrass" - Natural Setting - large patch of bluegrass, Photo 0022, undated- scanned Black and white image showing a cluster of grass in a canvas bag.

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"Kentucky Bluegrass" - close-up of a patch of bluegrass, Photo 0010, undated- scanned Black and white image showing a cluster of grass in a canvas bag.

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"Kentucky Bluegrass," Photo 0013 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0013. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection Kentucky Bluegrass." In the lower left corner reads "13."

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"Kentucky Bluegrass," Photo 0013, undated- scanned Black and white photograph that is showing an empty grass field.

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"Mountain woman churing butter on the steps of front porch of her home," Breathitt County, Photo 0026 (back), September 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0025. In pencil it reads in the top left corner "Agriculture WPA Collection," in the center "55754-s[?]" and in the bottom left reads "26." Typed along the right edge of the photograph it reads "Mountain woman churning butter on the steps of front porch of her home. Up Burton's Fork, off Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. Breathitt County, Ky. Sept. 1940." Stamped on the lower center are two stamps, one reads "Please Credit F. S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post" and the other reads "Please Note: Kindly return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"Mountain woman churing butter on the steps of front porch of her home," Breathitt County, Photo 0026, September 1940- scanned Black and white photograph showing an middle aged woman sitting on a porch with one hand on a butter churner. She is wearing a floral dress and is staring off to the right.

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"Shocks of corn along highway near Virgie, Ky," Photo 0036 (back), October 1940- scanned Back of photograph 0036. Typed on the bottom edge reads "Shocks of corn along highway near Virgie, Ky. Oct. 1940." In pencil it reads in the top left corner corner "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection" and in the center "55994D." There are two stamp prints, with one reading "Please Credit F.S. A. Farm Security Administration Photo: By Marion Post" and the other reading "Please Note: Kindly Return Unused Photos to the Division of Information, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D. C."

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"Shocks of corn along highway near Virgie, Ky," Photo 0036, October 1940- scanned A black and white image showing a field with cone shaped corn shocks in rows. In the distance are large mountainous looking hills.

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"Sorghum making, Grinding the cane," Photo 0028 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0028. Typed on the Top left edge it reads "Sorghum making, Grinding the cane." There is pencil writing in various colors throughout the backside that read "Agriculture WPA photo collection," "42B," "80483," "Tour 14," 135," 5 1/2." In the bottom right corner this is a stamped maker's mark that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook Inc. Louisville, KY. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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"Sorghum making, Grinding the cane," Photo 0028, undated- scanned Black and white image that shows two horses hooked up to a sorghum grinding machine. As the horses walk around the machine, a man is at the base loading stalks of Sorghum into the machine with the refuse poring out the other end. Two men are working in the background.

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"Sorghum Making-cooking the molasses," Photo 0029 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0029. Typed on the Top left edge it reads "Sorghum making-cooking the molasses." There is pencil writing in various colors throughout the backside that read "Agriculture WPA photo collection," "42a," "80485," "Tour 6," 136," 5 1/2." In the bottom right corner this is a stamped maker's mark that reads "Copyright Caufield & Shook Inc. Louisville, KY. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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"Sorghum Making-cooking the molasses," Photo 0029, undated- scanned A black and white image that is showing a man standing next to hot vats and is using various tools to for stirring.

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"Strawberry Picking" - posed group, inspecting strawberries, Photo 0002 (back), undated- scanned Back of scanned photograph 0002.

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"Strawberry Picking" - posed group, inspecting strawberries, Photo 0002, undated- scanned Black and white image showing a group of adults inspecting eight large boxes of strawberries. Several of the men are wearing suits, and one is in overalls. Standing behind the group is a woman holding another box of strawberries.

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County" - girl sitting in strawberry patch, Photo 0006, undated- scanned Black and White image showing a little girl sitting in a Strawberry field.

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County" - workers in field, Photo 0007 (back), Spring 19411-scanned Back of photo 0007. Written in pencil in the top left corner it reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the center it reads "Strawberry picking [crossed out] Union McCracken County spring 1941."

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County" - workers in field, Photo 0007, Spring 1941- scanned Black and white image showing a group bending over and picking strawberries in a field. To the left there is a little girl standing and holding a toddler. Both are looking forward to the camera.

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County" - workers in field, Photo 0008, Spring 1941-scanned Back of photo 0008. Written in pencil in the top left corner it reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the center it reads "Strawberry picking McCracken County, spring 1941."

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County" - workers in field, Photo 0008, Spring 1941- scanned Black and white image showing a group bending over and picking strawberries in a field. In the center there is a little girl standing and holding a toddler. Both are looking forward to the camera.

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County," Photo 0003 undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a group of figures in a field with rows of strawberries. To the left of the image a little toddler and a young girl is standing and watching in the field. the rest of the figures appear to be sitting and bending over in the field.

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"Strawberry Picking, McCracken County," Photo 0005, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing a group of figures in a field with rows of strawberries. To the left of the image a little toddler and a young girl is standing and watching in the field with another figure standing over the toddler. The rest of the figures appear to be sitting and bending over in the field.

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"The Pasture," Photo 0023 (back), undated- scanned Back of Photograph 0023. On the Top edge in pencil reads "The Pasture" and in the top right corner "Kentucky bluegrass Agriculture WPA Photo Collection Live Stock." Throughout the back are various numbers written in different color pencil marks reading "82," "-13-," "11B," and "5 1/2." There is a stamp mark in the top left that reads "129781." The maker's mark stamp is found in the bottom right corner reading "Copyright Caufield & Shook, Inc. Louisville, KY. This Photograph must not be copied, reproduced or published without special written permit."

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"The Pasture," Photo 0023, undated- scanned Black and white image that is showing four Jersey Cows standing in a field looking to the left. They are standing in front of two large trees. In the bottom right corner it reads "copyright Caufield & Shook, Louisville."

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Farm Scene, Photo 0017 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0017. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "17." There is a stamp mark in the lower right hand corner that reads "B1," with the "B" being an incomplete transfer.

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Farm Scene, Photo 0016, undated- scanned Black and White photograph showing an open field with a herd of cattle on the horizon line along with scattered trees.

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Farm Scene, Photo 0018 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0018. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "18." There is a stamp mark in the lower right hand corner that reads "B1," with the "B" being an incomplete transfer.

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Farm Scene, Photo 0018, undated- scanned Black and White photograph showing an open field with a herd of cattle on the horizon line along with scattered trees.

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Farmhouse Scene, Photo 0014 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0014. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "14." There is a stamp mark in the lower right hand corner that reads "B1," with the "B" being an incomplete transfer.

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Farmhouse Scene, Photo 0014, undated- scanned Black and white photograph that shows a open field with a farmhouse and other barn structures on the horizon line.

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Making sorghum in Breathitt County, Photo 001 (back), undated-scanned Back of photograph 0001.

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Making sorghum in Breathitt County, Photo 001, undated- scanned Black and White photograph showing a Horse attached to a machine that is grinding Sorghum Cane in a Field.

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Man in Field, Sacking Grain, Photo 0025 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0025. In pencil it reads in the top right corner "Agriculture WPA Collection" and in the bottom left reads "25."

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Man in Field, Sacking Grain, Photo 0025, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing an African American man tying up a huge filled cloth sack. He is standing in an open hay field.

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Raking hay in a field, Photo 0034 (back), undated- scanned Back of photograph 0034. In pencil it reads in the top left corner "Agriculture WPA Photo Collection" and in the bottom left "34."

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Raking hay in a field, Photo 0034, undated- scanned Black and white image that is showing a group of men working in a hay field with three different hay raking equipment. A man in white dress shirt and straw hat watches the workers.

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Rural Scene in County, Photo 0020 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0020. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "20." There is a "2" in a circle along the bottom edge close to the right corner.

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Rural Scene in County, Photo 0020, undated- scanned Black and White photograph showing an open field with a herd of cattle on the horizon line along with scattered trees. Within the trees appears to be barn and house structures. In the foreground is a field of crops.

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Strawberry Picking, McCracken County, Photo 0003 (back), undated- scanned Back scan of photo 0003.

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Strawberry Picking, McCracken County, Photo 0005 (back), undated- scanned Back scan of photo 0005.

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Strawberry Picking, McCracken County, Photo 0006 (back), undated- scanned Back scan of photo 0006. In the Bottom left corner it reads in pen, "Strawberry Picking - McCracken Co. Agriculture 6 WPA Photo Collection"

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White Fences - Farm Scene, Photo 0015 (back), undated- scanned Backside of photograph 0015. Handwriting in pencil in the upper left corner reads "Agriculture WPA photo collection." In the lower left corner reads "14." There is a stamp mark in the lower right hand corner that reads "B1," with the "B" being an incomplete transfer.

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White Fences - Farm Scene, Photo 0015, undated- scanned Black and white photograph showing an open field with a farm and barn structures on a horizon line. These structures are surrounded by trees. There is a white wooden fence also traveling in front of the building structures on the horizon line.

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