Railroad Wiper at Roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa
Posted on February 11, 2010, 1:21PM.
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C. & N.W. R.R. worker Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, employed as a wiper at the roundhouse, Clinton, Iowa. Photographed for the FSA on 4x5 transparency film in April of 1943 by Jack Delano.
If you are in need of these overalls a similar pair is still available from JC Penny. The "Big Mac" buttons are exactly the same 67 years later.
Tags: Collections, FSA, Iowa, Roundhouse, Woman, Worker, WPA, Photography, WPA Photographers, Jack Delano
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