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A man riding on the back of a horse, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a horse, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1936
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Mydans, Carl, photographer
United States. Resettlement Administration.
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tygart valley
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Library of Congress
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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

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