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1983.10.15348.1
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Women working in Northern Pacific office, Seattle, 1945

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Northern Pacific Railroad's traffic department had its offices on the second floor of the Smith Tower. These women appear to be taking reservations by phone from that office. Trains were heavily used during the war years for moving military personnel as well as ordinary citizens.

Handwritten on sleeve: Strang & Prosser.
Webster & Stevens number: 45-337
ID Number: 1983.10.15348.1
Date: 1945
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 safety film negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.15348.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII), Labor and Labor Unions

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