Untitled photograph by Russell Lee, 1937, of a “young Indian mother and baby”, at Blueberry Camp, near Little Fork, Minnesota.

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“Young Indian Mother and Baby”, at Blueberry Camp, Near Little Fork, Minnesota

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Date

1937


Underlying Rights

Public Domain Worldwide

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