Elmer Thomas

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Kathy Pinna 12 followers 2.74k+ favorites

11/03/2011

Elmer Thomas

Elmer Thomas,tending the fire (one of his duties) at a "roadside camp" in Oklahoma. The caption says that each person had his or her duties in these migrant camps. He's also putting lard into a frying pan - I guess that cooking was one of his duties, too.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Lee Russell photographer
People in photo include: Elmer Thomas

Date & Place: July 1939 at Migrant Camp in Henrietta, Oklahoma USA

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