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Fisherman taking on mackerel aboard the Alden. Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Credit lineFisherman taking on mackerel aboard the Alden. Gloucester, Massachusetts. 1943-01-01. Parks, Gordon. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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