Photographs of African Americans at Hanford During World War II
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Prepared by the Center for History of Physics at AIP 1 Photographs of African Americans at Hanford During World War II Below are a few photographs from the U.S. Department of Energy which show African American life at Hanford. The Hanford Eagles, September 21, 1944. Image from the U.S. Department of Energy, http://energy.gov/em/articles/commemorating‐black‐ history‐contributions‐african‐americans‐manhattan‐project
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Prepared by the Center for History of Physics at AIP 1
Photographs of African Americans at Hanford During World War II
Below are a few photographs from the U.S. Department of Energy which show African American life at Hanford.
The Hanford Eagles, September 21, 1944.
Image from the U.S. Department of Energy, http://energy.gov/em/articles/commemorating‐black‐history‐contributions‐african‐americans‐manhattan‐project
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A member of the Hanford Eagles baseball team.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy. Image from Safe as Mother’s Milk: The Hanford Project, http://hanfordproject.com/photos.html.
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Workers at Hanford, July 20, 1944.
Image from the U.S. Department of Energy, http://energy.gov/em/articles/commemorating‐black‐history‐contributions‐african‐americans‐manhattan‐project.
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Black and white workers wait in line for their pay at the Hanford Engineering Works, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image found at http://reachstories.org/files/show/114.
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Hanford workers, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. .Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
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Worker repairing an inner tube at Hanford Site, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image found at http://reachstories.org/files/show/117.
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Black Hanford employees buy supplies for their homes, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image found at http://reachstories.org/files/show/118.
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Truck driver moving housing at Hanford, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image found at http://reachstories.org/files/show/126.
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African Americans at one of the Hanford camp’s taverns which were segregated by race, ca. 1943‐1945.
Image source: U.S. Department of Energy, Creator: U.S. War Department. Image found at http://reachstories.org/files/show/129.
