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Trailer camp opposite United Aircraft where many Pratt and Whitney workers live with their families, because of housing congestion in and near Hartford, Connecticut

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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

Temp. note: usf34batch7

Film copy on SIS roll 8, frame 93.

Nothing Found.

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connecticut hartford county east hartford safety film negatives lot 1285 marion post wolcott photo trailer camp whitney workers office of war information farm security administration united states history 1930 s cars car library of congress
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01/01/1941
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connecticut
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Library of Congress
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https://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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connecticut hartford county east hartford safety film negatives lot 1285 marion post wolcott photo trailer camp whitney workers office of war information farm security administration united states history 1930 s cars car library of congress