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unknown, fl. 1925-1941 [Photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09725 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1925-1941 Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1925-1941 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.2 cm Order a Copy

One undated photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company. Image is of 13 African American volunteers posed with a fire truck.

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