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Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut. He is talking to his friend with whom he commutes to Suffield, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft with his friend. They commute to Suffield, Connecticut because of housing congestion around East Hartford, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft with his friend. They commute to Suffield, Connecticut because of housing congestion around East Hartford, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, leaving work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft with his friend. They commute to Suffield, Connecticut because of housing congestion around East Hartford, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, leaving work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft with his friend. They commute to Suffield, Connecticut because of housing congestion around East Hartford, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Lawrence Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, who came to work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft in January 1941. Because of congested housing conditions, he commutes twenty miles each way daily from East Hartford to Suffield, Connecticut, where he lives with a private family, pays eight dollars weekly for room and board. He is single, about twenty years old

Rolfe Lawrence Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, who came to work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft in January 1941. Because of congested housing conditions, he commutes twenty miles each way daily from East Hartford to Suffield, Connecticut, where he lives with a private family, pays eight dollars weekly for room and board. He is single, about twenty years old

Rolfe Lawrence Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, who came to work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft in January 1941. Because of congested housing conditions, he commutes twenty miles each way daily from East Hartford to Suffield, Connecticut, where he lives with a private family, pays eight dollars weekly for room and board. He is single, about twenty years old

Rolfe Lawrence Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, who came to work at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft in January 1941. Because of congested housing conditions, he commutes twenty miles each way daily from East Hartford to Suffield, Connecticut, where he lives with a private family, pays eight dollars weekly for room and board. He is single, about twenty years old

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut. He is talking to his friend with whom he commutes to Suffield, Connecticut (see 57612D)

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01/01/1941
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, 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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