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Listen: The FolkFolk ProgramWillie James Poole eating watermelon - Leesburg, Florida
Image Number
C006622
Date Note
Photographed on June 18, 1947.
Rights
Collection
Department of Commerce collection
Geographic Term
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 2 x 2 in.
General Note
The photograph was taken during an eating contest at a watermelon festival in Leesburg, Florida, the heart of the state's fruit and melon producing area.
Willie James Poole eating watermelon - Leesburg, Florida
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