Davidson County, Tennessee, 1910...
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A woman is shown driving an electric automobile with a
Davidson County, Tennessee, 1910... Caption A woman is shown driving an electric automobile with a Tennessee license plate along a road. This electric automobile was powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, a model that was mainly sold to women drivers who desired a vehicle without a demanding hand cranking of the engine that was required of the early internal combustion engine autos... Source Nashville Public Library
Missouri, 1940...
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Farmer and family living in tent on poor land of Mississippi riverbottoms
Missouri, 1940... Caption Farmer and family living in tent on poor land of Mississippi riverbottoms. They will move to one of the Delmo labor homes. New Madrid County, Missouri Source Farm Security Administration (John Vachon)
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