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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. One part of the crew sheets the flooring as the walls are going up. The progress of the work is checked frequently against the working blueprints
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Credit lineDefense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. One part of the crew sheets the flooring as the walls are going up. The progress of the work is checked frequently against the working blueprints. 1941-01-01. United States. Office For Emergency Management, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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