In this 1937 image by Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein, Gee's Bend quilter Jorena Pettway sews a quilt as two young girls hold the fabric for her.
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In this 1937 image by Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein, Gee's Bend quilter Jorena Pettway sews a quilt as two young girls hold the fabric for her.