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Negro children in rural school gathered around the stove as the room warms up in the morning. After school was in session the thermometer registered fifty degrees the entire morning. Creek County, Oklahoma
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Negro children in rural school gathered around the stove as the room warms up in the morning. After school was in session the thermometer registered fifty degrees the entire morning. Creek County, Oklahoma

Lee, Russell · 1940 · photo, print, drawing

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classroomssafety film negativesschool childrenafrican americanseducationoklahomarural schoolschildren
Credit lineNegro children in rural school gathered around the stove as the room warms up in the morning. After school was in session the thermometer registered fifty degrees the entire morning. Creek County, Okl. 1940. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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