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House, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "Roof leaks. Yard is too treacherous to play in or to hang out clothes. This photo was taken from the street as a tenant looked out the front door down the...
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Front Porch, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "Two rooms. Six people, ages 33, 12, 8, 5, 2, 1. Wood heat. $12.00 per month. Carry water from neighbors front yard."

Beekman Quarters housed 81 people i...

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Front Porch, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "Woodpile on porch. Dangerous steps and porch. Boards layed [sic] over mud for front walk. Two persons have one room each in their building. Ages 50 and 7...
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Man, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "Forty-two year old man indicates condition of these buildings."

Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhoo...

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Woman and Child on Porch, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: A woman and a child sit on the front porch of a house. This building houses 8 people in two rooms.

Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. Non...

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B. Shelly, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "B. Shelly indicates hydrants which is sole supply of water to two households, nine persons ages 84, 76, 63, 41, 26, 12, 11, 5, 3. Boards are necessary to ...
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Road, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: A wet and muddy dirt road in the Beekman Quarters neighborhood in Natchez, Mississippi. "No pavements, no drainage system, no streetlights, no sewers. No n...
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Mechanic and Trucks at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Mechanic pushing a hydraulic car jack at an American Oil Company truck stop. Three trucks are parked at the gas pumps in the background.
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Truck Drivers at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Two truck drivers filling out paperwork at a table in an American Oil Company truck stop. Behind them is a vending machine for cigarettes.
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Truck Drivers Dining at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Truck drivers dining in reserved "Truck Drivers Only" seating at a diner in an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Truck Stop Diner

Date: 1966
Description: Waitresses and customers at an American Oil Company truck stop diner on Interstate-80.
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Trucks at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Standard Oil Trucks at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Standard Oil Fueling Truck at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Elevated view at night of man filling an underground tank with a hose from a Standard Oil fueling truck. Behind the truck is an American Oil Company truck ...
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Truck Drivers at Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Two truck drivers at the base of a staircase leading up to the "Drivers Only Lounge" at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Truck Drivers Relaxing in Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork.
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Truck Driver Washing Clothes at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Truck driver washing clothes at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Mechanic in Truck Stop Garage

Date: 1966
Description: View from inside garage of a mechanic working down in a garage bay, and an Atlas Van Lines truck at garage entrance at an American Oil Company truck stop. ...
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Porches, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: Porches line a walkway. Two children and a man sitting on a bench are in the foreground, while a dog and a child are visible in the background.

“Row upon...

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Children, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: Children gather in the foreground, while houses and yards are visible in the background. A woman walks along the dirt path towards the camera.

“Row upon...

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Children on Porch, Phelan's Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: A group of children, several holding balloons, gather on the porch of a building near a debris-scattered yard.

“Row upon row of dilapidated buildings, th...

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