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Washington, D.C. Aug., 1942. Negro laborers carrying and laying railroad ties for a spur line into a coal storage space for the federal government

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Liberman, Howard

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1942 Sept.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Employment
  3. Photographic Prints
  4. Railroad Construction & Maintenance
  5. Washington (D.C.)

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