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A black and white photo of a woman in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

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Actual size of negative is E (approximately 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches).

Annotation on negative.

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 33, frame 535.

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01/01/1942
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new york
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Library of Congress
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