Women Working for Railroad, 1943
Women worked on railroads in Iowa during World War II (1941-45). These women worked for the the Chicago and North Western Railroad in Clinton. April 1943.
Photographer: Jack Delano. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection
Pathways
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Media Artifacts
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