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The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill.
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The freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill.

Delano, Jack · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineThe freight house at a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad yard. In the foreground are old cars used as living quarters for some yard workers and itinerant help; Chicago, Ill.. 1939-01-01. Delano, Jack. FSA/OWI Color Photographs, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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