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Equal pay and equal work, the goal of the feminists, is achieved by women ... railroad track workers on the job in Petrograd / photo by W.K. Ziegfeld, Russian Expedition. – Vintage Wall Art

Equal pay and equal work, the goal of the feminists, is achieved by women ... railroad track workers on the job in Petrograd / photo by W.K. Ziegfeld, Russian Expedition., 1922 — historic photograph
Equal pay and equal work, the goal of the feminists, is achieved by women ... railroad track workers on the job in Petrograd / photo by W.K. Ziegfeld, Russian Expedition., 1922. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots 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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Step back in time with Equal pay and equal work, the goal of the feminists, is achieved by women ... railroad track workers on the job in Petrograd / photo by W.K. Ziegfeld, Russian Expedition., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Women laying and maintaining track in Petrograd make this scene distinct, and the 1922 caption presents it as evidence that equal pay and equal work had been achieved for women. The photograph came from W.K. Ziegfeld's Russian expedition and was issued by Underwood & Underwood, a New York firm known for stereoscopic and press photographs. After years of war, revolution and shortages, Soviet rebuilding relied heavily on women's labor, so the picture reflects both a revolutionary ideal and practical need. Viewers should read the caption's claim alongside the scene itself.

Created / published1922
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesUnderwood & Underwood photo. No. 329,868.
SubjectsRailroad tracks--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--1920-1930. Women--Employment--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--1920-1930. Laborers--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,293 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180193

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