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Part of wool scouring machine. The metal forks pull the wool through the hot alkaline solution. Wool scouring plant, San Marcos, Texas
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Credit linePart of wool scouring machine. The metal forks pull the wool through the hot alkaline solution. Wool scouring plant, San Marcos, Texas. 1940-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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