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Time Running Out by Walter Jacobus
Walter Jacobus, told in 1950 he had two to five years to live, runs a wheelchair operated NPPA job placement bureau from his Maryland home to aid photographers. He supports his wife Alberta while managing a watch shop, after a career from FBI to Marines to press photography. He seeks to connect employers and workers, stressing non union, personal terms. He remains active with NPPA, receiving praise from an officer.
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Washington Grove
Walter Jacobus
National Press Photographers Association
NPPA
Alberta
Washington, D.C
FBI
Washington
Paris
Economic Cooperation Administration
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Rapher
Jacobus