American Indian railroad workers

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031355

Description

American Indian railroad workers. Lee Yazzi, 75, standing on a railroad track wearing gloves with other workers in the background. Yazzi, who wanted pay before posing for the photograph, is one of 66 Navajo at the Santa Fe Railway's track working camp west of Cleburne working on a temporary basis. Image appeared in the Star-Telegram Morning Edition, February 11, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-01-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-334

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Native Americans; Railroad construction and maintenance; Railroad construction workers; Railroad employees