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[Eleanor Roosevelt talking with woman machinist during her goodwill tour of Great Britain] – Historic Reproduction

[Eleanor Roosevelt talking with woman machinist during her goodwill tour of Great Britain], [1942 Nov.] — historic photograph
[Eleanor Roosevelt talking with woman machinist during her goodwill tour of Great Britain], [1942 Nov.]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Eleanor Roosevelt is shown in conversation with a woman machinist, a detail that sets this picture apart from the many images of her public appearances on the board. The photograph dates to November 1942, when Roosevelt made a goodwill tour of Great Britain while the country was deep into the war and its factories ran largely on women's labor after so many men had gone into the armed forces. Toni Frissell made the negative, and the picture later ran in Harper's Bazaar in February 1947, which helps explain its polished, documentary style. It shows how the war reshaped women's work and how a First Lady's visit could draw attention to it.

Created / published[1942 Nov.]
Medium1 negative : safety film ; 35 mm.
GenreSafety film negatives 1950-1960.
NotesToni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Toni Frissell: Photographs, 1933-1967. New York, New York : Doubleday, 1994, p. 22. Published in: Harpers Bazaar. [New York : Hearst Corp., etc.] 1947 February.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Eleanor,--1884-1962--Journeys--Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945--Women. War work--Great Britain--1940-1950. Women--Employment--Great Britain--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,414 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141286

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