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Orphan Train Riders: Seeking New Homes in the West
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GRANDMA AND GRANDPA HAGEN
Floor of a Westinghouse factory in Pittsburgh, PA (1904)
The Team
Three of the four members of the Naval Advisory Team at Coastal Group 35…
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RVN Navy Junks
Three Navy Junks at the pier at Coastal Group 35…
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745th MP Company (guard)
This advertisement laid out the terms under which boys from the Children's Aid Society could be employed
Harper's New Monthly Magazine illustration
The United States' sprawling railroads provided the base for the orphan train system
Placement agent with children
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