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Wautoma-Dakota Dump
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Dump where discarded mattresses were resold to growers for migrant laborer camp use. A sign identifying the dump and its hours stands behind a barbed wire fence in a grassy area, in front of a screen of trees. Basurero de Wautoma-Dakota Basurero donde colchones tirados eran re-vendidos a los agricultores para usar en los campos de trabajadores emigrantes. Un letrero, identificando el basurero y sus horas de operación, está detrás de una cerca de alambre en una área con pasto y enfrente de una cubierta de arboles.
1967
Giffey, David
Publication Information
| Creator | Giffey, David |
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| Date Created | 1967 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
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| Call Number | 1114000018 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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