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Image of Military veterans learning automobile mechanics, January 1920
1983.10.1791.8
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Military veterans learning automobile mechanics, January 1920

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After the veterans of World War I returned home in 1918, many had trouble finding work. The Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic benefit organization, sponsored a free evening school to help them learn job skills. In this photo, World War I veterans are learning auto mechanics. At least one member of the group is an African-American.

Webster & Stevens number: 81832
ID Number: 1983.10.1791.8
Date: 1920
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.1791.8
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Military, World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI), Clubs and Organizations, Education, Labor and Labor Unions

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