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Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Bulldozer operator who helps in the construction of a new steel mill which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort

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01/01/1942
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Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999, photographer
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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Niagara Falls, New York. Nan Hannegan, a nineteen year old chemical operator at the Niacet chemical company earning thirty-nine dollars a week, taking readings from dials and thermometers

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utah utah county geneva nitrate negatives columbia steel company columbia steel company bulldozer operator bulldozer operator construction mill steel mill additions amount war effort farm security administration 1940 s united states history library of congress