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Employment of Girls from Households of Cotton and Woolen Mill Workers, West End Mill Area

Employment of Boys from Households of Cotton and Woolen Mill Workers, West End Mill Area

Employment of Girls from Households of Cotton and Woolen Mill Workers 1880

Employment of Boys from Households of Cotton and Woolen Mill Workers, 1880

Following World War II, urban renewal provided the resources for city officials and developers to create dramatic changes to the physical and social landscape of West Philadelphia.

Philadelphia's Hog Island Shipyard recruited workers of all races for the from across the United States.