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    A black-and-white photograph depicting an active brick building construction site, likely from the mid-20th century. Multiple workers are engaged in masonry and structural work at various levels of the partially completed structure. The site is set against a hillside backdrop covered in dense vegetation.

    BRAZIL

    09.23.2015

    Courtesy Photo

    USAID, Historical Archive           

    Rural Self-Help Housing, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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    Date Taken: 09.23.2015
    Date Posted: 10.23.2015 13:03
    Photo ID: 2192000
    VIRIN: 150923-O-ZZ999-381
    Resolution: 15119x11080
    Size: 9.77 MB
    Location: BR
    Web Views: 28
    Downloads: 9

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