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In this Aug. 2014 fi le photo, a mural in in the Pullman neighborhood of
Chicago dedicated to the history of the Pullman railcar company and
the signifi cance for its place in revolutionizing the railroad industry
and its contributions to the African-American labor movement.
AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File
In this Dec. 2014 fi le photo, rabbit weed lines a roadway leading to
Browns Canyon near Salida, Colo. President Barack Obama is designat-
ing the canyon and two other areas as new national monuments for
protection as historic or ecologically signifi cant sites.
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast
In this photo taken Tuesday, a burned support beam and original bricks
in the Pullman railcar administration building located in the Pullman
neighborhood of Chicago.
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