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Spools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton mill, Laurel, Mississippi
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Credit lineSpools of cotton thread with woman repairing break. Laurel cotton 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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