Title

Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment..., ten miles south of Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment, cold, rainy morning, end of harvesting season. Potatoes have been stored in this grower's cellar. Ten miles south of Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A53_336

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 13,7in x 14,4in / 4107 x 4305 (300dpi)

Keywords

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