Texas Historic photos, documents, and people

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Phelps Dodge refining company, El Paso, Texas. Charging sheets of copper, produced by electrolysis, into a reverbatory furnace

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Child of a migratory farm laborer in the field during the harvest of the community center's cabbage crop, FSA labor camp, Tex.

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Six year old newsboy. Raymond Miller. Many of these here ranging from five to ten years old. Location: San Antonio, Texas.

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Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on the same farm. Bell County, Texas

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Fourteen year old Western Union Messenger #43. Works until 10:30 P.M. Goes to Reservation some. Location: Houston, Texas.

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The Black Wax area of Texas is the outstanding cotton producing section of the western cotton belt. Near Georgetown, Texas

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El Paso, Texas. Phelps Dodge refinng company. Working at the electrolytic tanks in which sheets of pure copper are formed

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Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on same farm. Bell County, Texas

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Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas