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Robert Hill: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 3:52am.
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March 1943. "Topeka, Kansas. Robert L. Hill, steel car repairer and rivet driver, at the car shops of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad." Medium-format nitrate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full size.
Robert L. Hill
Submitted by Jason on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 7:18am.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Hill
Same name, born 1892 in Arkansas, fled to Kansas and worked in a meat plant in Topeka.....
Could this be Robert Jr.?
Heck, if he is 51 this is Robert Sr.!
Wonderful portrait
Submitted by Michael Sebastian on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 6:17pm.
I'd echo allie's sentiments. Mr. Hill's handsome, dignified face and bearing reveal something about his character, at a time when many of his countrymen regarded him as a second-class citizen.
I hope this image has been copied to a more stable and durable medium, for posterity, than the nitrate it was captured on.
[These images have all been copied and preserved by digitization. - Dave]
Casting
Submitted by Anonymous Arkie on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 3:32pm.
Samuel L. Jackson will play him in the movie.
Riveting
Submitted by allie on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 2:42pm.
I love this man's face. It's a face of courage and a proud dignity. I would have liked to have known him.
What a portrait!
Submitted by Jim on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 10:56am.
I hope Mr. Hill's grandchildren have copy of this photograph. It is such a beautiful image of this gentleman. My grandfather was a welder, but passed away before I was born. The only photos I have of him are of a frail old man. I would love a photo of him in his prime, like this one.
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