Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs Dorothy De Greenia, slip woman, doesn't find the job hard after years of houswork. Mrs. De Greenia's husband, Raymond, is a sawyer at Turkey Pond. They have a son in the United States Army somewhere in Australia

A black and white photo of a woman with glasses. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman leaning against a tree. Office of War Information Photograph

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by a U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs. Lucy De Greenia, who "takes away" from the edger. Her husband, Freeman De Greenia, works in the "sticking field" where the lumber from Turkey Pond is stacked to dry. Her husband, brother and his wife also work at the mill; family groups are encouraged both to make work pleasanter and to simplify the transportation problem

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by a U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs. Dorothy De Greenia, slip woman, pulling out the cable to throw it back down the slip for the next load of logs from the pond

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs Dorothy De Greenia, slip woman, doesn't find the job hard after years of houswork. Mrs. De Greenia's husband, Raymond, is a sawyer at Turkey Pond. They have a son in the United States Army somewhere in Australia

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Summary

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.

date_range

Date

01/01/1943

person

Contributors

Collier, John, 1913-1992, photographer

place

Location

merrimack county

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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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