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Quiet Baltimore Girl Seeks First Job Amid Hardship
Celia Rogers, 17, a Western High School graduate, hunts a stenography job on a hot July day in Baltimore. She faces closed offices, vague chances, and a mother’s quiet resilience as she pursues the Big Chance while balancing pride and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elia Rogers
Celia
Pellmell
Goodby
Helen Spencer
Celia Rogers
Western High School
Baltimore
Margaret Rogers
Margaret
Spencer
Rogers
Helen
Charles Street
Europe
Watkins Letter Company
Western
Willis
Dearie
Daddy Bob
Bob Rogers
Mrs. Rogers
Margarets
Miss Rogers
Barney