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New York, New York. WAVE (Women Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) uniform modeled by a girl from the Powers Agency

New York, New York. WAVE (Women Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) uniform modeled by a girl from the Powers Agency

A black and white photo of a woman in uniform. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman in a suit and hat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman in uniform. Office of War Information Photograph

New York, New York. Powers Agency model in a WAVE's (Women Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) uniform overcoat

A black and white photo of a woman on a bench. Office of War Information Photograph

New York, New York. A Powers Agency model on the roof of third Naval district headquarters at 90 Church Street, dressed in a WAVE's (Women Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) rain outfit

A black and white photo of a woman in a coat and hat. Office of War Information Photograph

New York, New York. WAVE (Women Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service) uniform modeled by a girl from the Powers Agency

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1942
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Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Nerve center of civilian defense communications. A message center keeps constantly in touch with developments throughout the city by telephone and radio. A vital part of civilian defense work is the proper handling of trouble calls, assignment of crews to troubled areas and the passing on of orders for prompt action. One operator is connected with the first aid center, one with the decontamination squad, one with the disaster unit and another with the emergency service division. Girls shown at work in the message center of central alarm system, Washington, D.C.

Woman who lives in row house. Baltimore, Maryland

Cotton state Solons present demands for enactment of farm program to president. Washington, D.C., Aug 5. Led by Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith, of South Carolina, a delegation of congressmen from the cotton states called on President Roosevelt today and presented their demands for enactment of a farm program before congressional adjournment. After the conference a spokesman for the group told reporters he felt the president would make stabilization loans under existing discretionary powers, probably through the Commodity Credit Corporation, on all basic commodities if given "definite assurances" that a farm production control program would be enacted early next session. In the picture, left to right: Rep. William R. Poage, Texas; Rep. John J. Sparkman, Ala.; Senator Ellison D. Smith, S.C.; Rep. Rene L. De Rouen, LA.; Rep. Lyndon Johnson, Tex.; Rep. Aaron Lane Ford, Miss. and Rep. Clyde Garrett, Texas, 8/5/37

Four Freedoms and Arsenal of Democracy posters. District of Columbia commissioner J. Russell Young, Colonel Lemuel Bolles, District of Columbia director of civilian defense, addressed the throng on hand to witness the unveiling in the nation's capitol of the 15 x 30 foot photomontages entitled "The Four Freedoms" and "The Arsenal of Democracy." These were designed for the (OEM) Office of Emergency Management by the eminent poster artist Jean Carlu and were first seen in New York. From there they came to Washington where they were displayed for a month beginning November 7, 1941. Then they were sent out for display in various other cities around the country. Seated on the platform is Colonel Lemuel Bolles, director of civilian defense for the nation's capitol

This woman, with her family, must move out of the area in Caroline County that is being taken over by the Army. Caroline County, Virginia

Santa Anita reception center, Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans from West Coast areas under U.S. Army war emergency order. Registration

Wives and sweethearts of the striking auto workers. Members of the "Ladies Auxiliary." Flint, Michigan

Woman who lives in shack town along Mississippi River bottoms. Dubuque, Iowa

Calipatria, Imperial Valley. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) emergency migratory labor camp. Left Oklahoma December 11, 1937 with husband and two children and son-in-law. Ex-tenant farmers on third and fourths in cotton. Had fifty dollars when set out. Went to Phoenix, picked cotton and pulled bolls, made eighty cents a day with two people picking bolls. Stayed until school closed. Went to Idaho, picked peas until August, left McCarl with forty dollars "in hand." Went to Cedar City and Parowan, Utah, a distance of 700 miles. Picked peas through September. Went to Hollister, Calipatria. Picked peas through October. Left for Calipatria for early peas which froze. Now receiving FSA food grant and waiting for work to begin. "Back in Oklahoma we was sinkin.' You work your head off for a crop and then see it burn up. You live in debts that you can never get out of. This isn't a good life, but I say it's a better life than that was."

Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron and Rickey Henderson wave to crowd on the porch of the new Hank Aaron boyhood Home Museum the Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

Chard Powers Smith, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Pat Powers seated - Public domain photograph, glass negative

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