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Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi
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Spools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi

Lee, Russell · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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mississippinitrate negativeslaurel cotton millslaurelunited statesjones county
Credit lineSpools of cotton thread. Laurel mill, Laurel, Mississippi. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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