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The sun sets on a broken wagon wheel, symbolic of the vain efforts to farm on the dry arid land of central Oregon
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The sun sets on a broken wagon wheel, symbolic of the vain efforts to farm on the dry arid land of central Oregon

Rothstein, Arthur · 1936-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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farmland, droughtsjefferson countynitrate negativesunited statesoregon
Credit lineThe sun sets on a broken wagon wheel, symbolic of the vain efforts to farm on the dry arid land of central Oregon. 1936-01-01. Rothstein, Arthur. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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