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Child of packinghouse laborers from Tennessee. Trying to wash black muck out of her hair with water from canal. The muck causes an itchy rash and scabs and sores on scalp. Belle Glade, Florida
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Child of packinghouse laborers from Tennessee. Trying to wash black muck out of her hair with water from canal. The muck causes an itchy rash and scabs and sores on scalp. Belle Glade, Florida

Wolcott, Marion Post · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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nitrate negativesunited statesbelle gladefloridapalm beach county
Credit lineChild of packinghouse laborers from Tennessee. Trying to wash black muck out of her hair with water from canal. The muck causes an itchy rash and scabs and sores on scalp. Belle Glade, Florida. 1939-01-01. Wolcott, Marion Post. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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