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December 1938. "Napa Valley. More than 25 years a bindlestiff. [Also seen here.] Walks from the mines to the lumber camps to the farms. The type that formed the backbone of the Industrial Workers of the World in California before the war. Subject of Carleton Parker's studies on Industrial Workers of the World." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
He's just leaving Rutherford, northward on today's St. Helena Highway 128. The old train station at Runtherford would be to the left and there is still a road sign with mileage to St' Helena, Calistoga and Lakeport in approximately the same location.
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