Majory Collins (1912-1985), Four Photographs of Women Working in Factories During World War II in New York and Pennslyvannia (1943)

Majory Collins (American, 1912-1985) Four Photographs of Women Working in Factories During World War II in New York and Pennslyvania (4 works), 1943 Gelatin silver, printed 1970s 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches (24.1 x 19.1 cm), or the reverse and slightly smaller Titles include: Twins, Amy and Mary Rose Lindich, Twenty-one, Employed at the Pennslyvania Railroad as Car Repairmen Helpers, Earning 72 Cents per Hour, They Reside in Jeanette and Carpool with Fellow Workers, Pitcairn, Pennslyvania, 1943; Women Workers Washing up for Lunch in a Round Sink in their Newly-Installed Washroom at Ross Heater, Makers of Condensers for the Navy, Buffalo, New York, 1943; Symington-Gould, Sand Slinger Operator at Rest, Notice the Sand on her Face, Buffalo, New York, 1943; and, Esther O'Hara, Twenty-Six, is a Shearman's Helper Trimming Defects from Machine Gun Barrels at Republic Steel, She Prefers her Job to Housework, Buffalo, New York, 1943.

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Condition Report: Sheets are loose; each sheet measures 8 x 10 or the reverse; minor edgewear to the margins, otherwise, there do not appear to be any major condition issues affecting the work.