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Richwood, West Virginia. Setting up the weekly paper on the linotype
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Credit lineRichwood, West Virginia. Setting up the weekly paper on the linotype. 1942-01-01. Collier, John, Collier, John, Jr.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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