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Bantam, Connecticut. A native of London, England, Malcolm Stewart is an expert upholstery worker. He once ran his own furniture shop in Pittsburgh, and before coming to Bantam in June of 1941, supervised an upholstery shop in Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Stewart, a Buffalo girl whom he married in 1936, is also working in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop. They left their furnished room in a Bantam farmhouse in January, 1942, to occupy a four-room flat in the new eighty-unit defense homes project a few minutes from the plant
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Bantam, Connecticut. Here are three newcomers to Bantam, in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop. Closest to the camera is Demetress Welch, who came with the plant from Rome, New York, in 1937. In 1940 she married Ray Welch, of Waterbury, who is now working in a sub-assembly shop at the plant. Behind her is Irene Stewart, who came to the plant from Buffalo in June 1941, along with her husband of five years, Malcolm Stewart. Malcolm is a native of London, England, and once owned his own furniture plant in Pittsburgh. The Stewarts moved into a four-room unit of the defense homes project in January, leaving a furnished room in a Bantam farmhouse. Third worker is Alice Langevin, who came to the plant in April, 1941, from Plainfield, Connecticut. She lives in Bantam, in a five-room house which she shares with her brother and sister-in-law and two nephews--all of whom came to Bantam since April, 1941, to work for Warren McArthur
Bantam, Connecticut. Here are three newcomers to Bantam, in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop. Closest to the camera is Demetress Welch, who came with the plant from Rome, New York, in 1937. In 1940 she married Ray Welch, of Waterbury, who is now working in a sub-assembly shop at the plant. Behind her is Irene Stewart, who came to the plant from Buffalo in June 1941, along with her husband of five years, Malcolm Stewart. Malcolm is a native of London, England, and once owned his own furniture plant in Pittsburgh. The Stewarts moved into a four-room unit of the defense homes project in January, leaving a furnished room in a Bantam farmhouse. Third worker is Alice Langevin, who came to the plant in April, 1941, from Plainfield, Connecticut. She lives in Bantam, in a five-room house which she shares with her brother and sister-in-law and two nephews--all of whom came to Bantam since April, 1941, to work for Warren McArthur
Bantam, Connecticut. Irene Stewart learned upholstery in Buffalo, New York, under her husband, who supervised an upholstery shop there. He is now working at the Warren McArthur plant just a few yards away from his wife. Both came to the plant in June of 1941. Stewart is a native of London, England, and is anxious to do all he can to aid in the war effort
Bantam, Connecticut. Irene Stewart learned upholstery in Buffalo, New York, under her husband, who supervised an upholstery shop there. He is now working at the Warren McArthur plant just a few yards away from his wife. Both came to the plant in June of 1941. Stewart is a native of London, England, and is anxious to do all he can to aid in the war effort
Bantam, Connecticut. Fred Heath has been operating at a turret lathe at the Warren McArthur plant since August 1941, leaving a job as machinist in Torrington to work here. With his wife and their three-year-old daughter, Heath was among the first to move into the new government housing project near the plant, leaving a furnished room in Torrington to occupy a spacious four-room apartment in the eighty-unit project
Bantam, Connecticut. Tony's spaghetti is a daily treat to many workers at the Warren McArthur plant, some of whom eat both lunch and dinner at Tony's Bantam Inn. In the corner is Foreman Bundock of the upholstery shop, and sitting with him is a young draftsman who just came to Bantam from a job in New York City, his home. At the table in the foreground are four office workers from the plant. Two of these girls are recent college graduates
Bantam, Connecticut. A native of London, England, Malcolm Stewart is an expert upholstery worker. He once ran his own furniture shop in Pittsburgh, and before coming to Bantam in June of 1941, supervised an upholstery shop in Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Stewart, a Buffalo girl whom he married in 1936, is also working in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop. They left their furnished room in a Bantam farmhouse in January, 1942, to occupy a four-room flat in the new eighty-unit defense homes project a few minutes from the plant
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Date
01/01/1942
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Hollem, Howard R., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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