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Farming For A Better Future, page 76

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(Left) “Negroes Speed War Work for Tennessee Valley Authority. Lincoln C. Johnson, Sub-Labor Foreman at Wilson Dam, is in Charge of an Expert Crew Responsible for Unloading Carbide Drums and Having Them on Hand for Reloading. Speedy Work Saves TVA Money by Avoiding Demurrage on Railway Cars. He is Vice-President of the Hot Carriers' Local Union and in the Last Few Months has Been a Business Agent.” Palmer, Alfred T., Photographer. Nitrate Negatives. June 1942. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives. (Left) “ Mr. Rufus Steel; TVA Employee who Guarded a Fallen Electrical Wire until Repaired,” 1936; Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Record Group 142; National Archives and Records Administration - Atlanta, Photograph No. P-K-1836 F. 1 - (4604)    

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