Meter Readers

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Employees of Atlanta Gas Light learn to read gas meters in 1942. During World War II, almost half of the company's workforce left to serve in the military, and women were hired to continue providing service to Atlanta Gas Light's customers, which grew to more than 123,000 by 1945.

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