Storefront Church and Lunch Wagon, 1941

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Farm Security Administration photographer Edwin Rosskam in 1941 vividly captured Chicagoans' physical and spiritual needs with this photo of a storefront church and lunch wagon.

Photographer: Edwin Rosskam
Source: Library of Congress

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