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American History - On Flickr

By The Daily Dish

Jan 17 2008, 10:40 AM ET

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The Library Of Congress has just put thousands of classic photos on Flickr. The one above, from October 1940, has the caption:

Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.

Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested.

Now go waste your workday.



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