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Two hangman's nooses hang as a grim warning to prospective bidders on this foreclosed farm. In this way many farms sold for only a few cents until the Farm Debt Adjustment Committee came into being
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Two hangman's nooses hang as a grim warning to prospective bidders on this foreclosed farm. In this way many farms sold for only a few cents until the Farm Debt Adjustment Committee came into being

1936-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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nitrate negativesmiscellaneousunited statescopy negatives
Credit lineTwo hangman's nooses hang as a grim warning to prospective bidders on this foreclosed farm. In this way many farms sold for only a few cents until the Farm Debt Adjustment Committee came into being. 1936-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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