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Cutting burlap bag to take sample of cotton from bale. Compress, Houston, Texas
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Credit lineCutting burlap bag to take sample of cotton from bale. Compress, Houston, Texas. 1939-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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