Hoers, Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.
/2896231.jpg "Hoers, Aldridge Plantation, near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.")
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A crew of two hundred colored hoers were brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton at one dollar a day. Many of them are ex-tenant farmers. Near Leland, Mississippi.
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Creator
- Dorothea Lange, attributed to: American: Photographer, artist, photojournalist
Geographic Hierarchy
World North and Central America United States Mississippi
- 32 42 46 N , 089 39 12 W
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Trade & Industry Agriculture & Fishing
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 8957x6917
File Size : 60,504kb
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- 2017770127
- 1010001203
- 2-896-231
- 2017770127
- 2896231
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