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Camp Supper
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Three men are preparing supper over a small campfire at the edge of a wooded area. At right, two men are tending to food cooking in frying pans, while the third man is steadying a pole supporting a tin can over the fire. There is a large Thermos jug in the background. Two of the men are smoking cigarettes.
June 1938
Photo. Illustrations, Chicago
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