Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›I'll Build Again--Mrs. Ruth Sylvester, 76, stands amid the ruins of her farm house at Delta City, Miss., and points to where she'll build again. Mrs. Sylvester, who lives alone, declined an offer to move to Meridian, Miss., to live in a house trailer. "This is my home," she said.
I'll Build Again--Mrs. Ruth Sylvester, 76, stands amid the ruins of her farm house at Delta City, Miss., and points to where she'll build again. Mrs. Sylvester, who lives alone, declined an offer to move to Meridian, Miss., to live in a house trailer. "This is my home," she said.
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I'll Build Again--Mrs. Ruth Sylvester, 76, stands amid the ruins of her farm house at Delta City, Miss., and points to where she'll build again. Mrs. Sylvester, who lives alone, declined an offer to move to Meridian, Miss., to live in a house trailer. "This is my home," she said.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1971]

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