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Nov. 22, 1947: Wiretapping System Found in State Building

Posted on November 22, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post and originally appeared on the 1947project. Such are the threads of research, tangled by time and coincidence: The gateway is a Page 1 story about extensive wiretapping at the state office building, with lines … Continue reading →

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Job-Hunting Lessons From the Great Depression

Posted on August 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

Image: Help wanted, July 27, 1941. Credit: Los Angeles Times Joe Light in the Wall Street Journal looks at job-hunting lessons from the Great Depression. Interviews with historians and Depression-era job seekers suggest that the formula for finding work hasn’t … Continue reading →

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