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African American woman operating a large piece of machinery.
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American woman operating a large piece of machinery." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1945. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa4c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American woman operating a large piece of machinery." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa4c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1945). African American woman operating a large piece of machinery. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa4c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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