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Shacks on edge of city dump, occupied by men who gain their living by salvaging of scrap iron, old tires, paper which they bale, etc. Dubuque, Iowa
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Shacks on edge of city dump, occupied by men who gain their living by salvaging of scrap iron, old tires, paper which they bale, etc. Dubuque, Iowa

Vachon, John · 1940-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineShacks on edge of city dump, occupied by men who gain their living by salvaging of scrap iron, old tires, paper which they bale, etc. Dubuque, Iowa. 1940-01-01. Vachon, John. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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