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Pangburn: Telephone Operator

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Josephine and Samuel Pankey

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Paula Montgomery

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Margaret Pittman

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African-American woman with bangs in gold sparkly top and necklace

Political Equality League Article

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Margaret Jones Bolsterli

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Prairie Grove Telephone Company

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Prairie Grove Telephone Company Office

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African-American woman with curly hair and earrings in a dress

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Priest and Hudson

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Pryor and Ashley

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White man and white woman speaking to African-American women with white men and women behind them

Pryors Campaigning

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