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Operator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi
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Credit lineOperator removing bat of cotton from machine. First step of cleaning cotton of trash. Laurel cotton mills, Laurel, Mississippi. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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