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Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas
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Placing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas

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

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Credit linePlacing pieces of leather into crimping machine to shape the lowers of the boots. Boot shop, Alpine, Texas. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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