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Skillet Worker: 1940
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 5:23pm.
December 1940. "John H. Poole Jr. cooking while sitting on side of car. He is a carpenter on construction job at Camp Livingston. He comes from Monroe, Louisiana, where he has an electrical shop." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
John Hardy Poole Jr?
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 6:46pm.
This seems a likely candidate for our subject.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19349286/john-hardy-poole
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Louisiana/John-Hardy-Poole-Juni...
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