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Dam Workers: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 1:24pm.
June 1942. Workers on the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Dam hydro- electric project. View full size. 3.25 inch safety negative by Arthur Rothstein.
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Not happy, Jan!
Submitted by bhk on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 5:46am.
They've just been told that there'll be no overtime paid but, due to the war effort, they'll be working extra hours for the next three years!!
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Submitted by Eve Roth Lindsay on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 9:00pm.
My father, Arthur Rothstein, took this photo! As he used to say, a picture is worth a thousand words. This photo says it all.
[Thanks, Eve! We would be very interested to hear whatever you could tell us about your father and his work. - Dave]
This is how mechanics look at my car.
Submitted by mad4books on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 2:19pm.
Right before they present me with shocking estimates...
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