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Willie Seward - Video Interview


Description

Mr. Seward talks about his service during World War II and how after the war he worked a variety of different construction jobs, then finally came to Syracuse and started his own business. "First Europe and then Syracuse" - In 1947, Mr. Seward leaves Florida in his Studebaker, bound for Syracuse, and makes an independent living for the next 50 years.

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Title

Willie Seward - Video Interview

Names/Roles
 
Date

2011-06-10

Object Type

Interview

Subject

Interviews

World War, 1939-1945

Veterans

Syracuse (N.Y.)

Soldiers

Keywords

Willie Seward

Construction workers

Language

English

Object ID

68037

Collection

Black History Preservation Project