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Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking shop, Alpine Texas
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Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking shop, Alpine Texas

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

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safety film negativestexasunited statesbootmaking shopsalpinebrewster county
Credit lineRemoving excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking 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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