A photo essay of Mileston, Mississippi, and the people involved in its Farmers’ Market program.
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[Source: Wolcott, Marion Post—Photographer. October 1939. Digital ID: 1211913. New York Public Library.]
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Left to right: Lakia Scott, Henry Cage, Carlos Walden, Jessica Howard, Calvin Head.
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Left to right: David J. Brown, Shamaine Howard, Russell Scott.
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