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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Wolcott, Marion Post

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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high.
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Wolcott, Marion Post

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 056536-D
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Date and title from Library of Congress. FSA Collection contains two copies of this photograph.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver print
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 50768
TMS Object Number: 056536-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 043fd030-985b-013c-10df-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b468e0-985d-013c-bbc8-0242ac110004

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b468e0-985d-013c-bbc8-0242ac110004

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23b468e0-985d-013c-bbc8-0242ac110004

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Mrs. M.C. Ray from Mangum, Louisiana. Wife of construction worker at Camp Livingston who had been farming but came out here to make more money. The whole family has had flu. When they first arrived they had to sell their car so they can't get to Alexandria too often to get milk for the children and other supplies. She said that all her grocery bills here were twice as much for the same amount of food as they were in Mangum and the eggs were also at least twice as high.