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Dock workers transporting ice on a pier in Philadelphia

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View showing an active pier on the Delaware River depicting dock workers, including African Americans, transporting barrels and ice from a "Retail Ice" shed on the pier. Barrels line the pier opposite several docked ships, probably fishing boats, which include the "Majorie" and "Josephine."; Title supplied by cataloguer.; Forms part of: The Photo-Illustrators Collection.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. African American Stevedores
  2. African Americans
  3. Fishing Boats
  4. Gelatin Silver Prints
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Philadelphia
  7. Piers & Wharves
  8. Stevedores
  9. United States

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