Farmers sleeping in Negro camp room in warehouse. They often must remain overnight or several days before their tobacco is auctioned. One of them is using an old tobacco basket for a pillow. Durham, North Carolina
Summary
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Temp. note: usf34batch6
Film copy on SIS roll 6, frame 342.
Tags
north carolina
durham county
durham
safety film negatives
lot 1503
marion post wolcott
photo
negro camp room
tobacco basket
tobacco
office of war information
farm security administration
race relations
united states history
african americans
great depression
library of congress
car
Date
01/01/1939
Location
durham
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html