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Driver of bulldozer at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

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Driver of bulldozer at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California

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01/01/1941
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Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
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Shasta, 40.59932, -122.49196
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