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Women in Industry--Railroads [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee]
Women in Industry--Railroads [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee]
Women in Industry--Railroads [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee]
Women in Industry--Railroads [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee]
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Women in Industry--Railroads [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee]

Permanent ID:
11145
Date:
circa 1917
Image Description:
Photographs of female railroad workers from the Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection documenting World War I participation on the Philadelphia home front.

(1) is photograph of a woman in glasses measuring the air pressure on a railroad car.

(2) is photograph of African-American women cleaning the engines of a train.
Format:
Photographs
Collection:
Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection
Related Person or Organization:
Philadelphia War Photograph Committee (creator)