Sujet

Plato's office staff for Wake and Midway Halls; Samuel Plato, contractor, and part..., March 1943. Creator: Roger Smith.

Légende

Plato's office staff for Wake and Midway Halls; Samuel Plato, contractor, and part of his office staff at their field headquarters for the construction of Wake and Midway Halls, now being completed for 1,000 Negro women war workers in Washington, D.C.; Left to right [clockwise]: Zelda S. Wilson, Mildred Dunn, Wilhelmena Barnett, Mrs. Elnora Plato (wife of the contractor and his chief accountant), Mr. Plato and Frances Purdy, March 1943.

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Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22B39_364

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,6Mo (606,9Ko) / 24,2cm x 19,3cm / 2853 x 2279 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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