Mick Hartley

Construction workers, 1940

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A tough crowd.

Marion Post Wolcott – December 1940. Starke, Florida. "Construction workers drinking beer in Soldiers Joy Cafe near Camp Blanding."

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[Photo: Shorpy/Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration]

John Vachon – December 1940. Radford, Virginia. "Influx of construction workers to build Hercules Powder Plant — new arrivals in town. They've come by bus from West Radford."

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[Photo: Shorpy/John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration]

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