Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. B.J. Rogan (right), defense worker at the General Electric plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, chats with a neighbor while his young son, Bernie, plays on the 25 x 50 foot plot of ground provided for each trailer. Notice the electric power lines which provide each trailer unit with electricity for light, radios, etc. Electric power is included in the 6 dollars weekly rent
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 30, frame 74.
Tags
Date
01/01/1941
Location
erie
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain