Mrs. Jennie Mae Turner, welder at the Ingalls shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Mrs. Jennie Mae Turner, welder at the Ingalls shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Mrs. Jennie Mae Turner, welder at the Ingalls shipyard, Pascagoula, Miss.
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Mrs. Jennie Mae Turner is the named subject here, a welder photographed at the Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1943. Ingalls was one of the Gulf Coast yards that expanded sharply during World War II, when shipbuilding ran around the clock and employers recruited women to fill jobs left empty by men who had gone into military service. Pictures like this one were produced by federal documentary photographers working for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, and they were meant to show the home front's contribution to the war effort. The record's subject headings place the image within the broader story of women entering skilled industrial trades during the 1940s.
| Created / published | 1943 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Photo from Ingalls shipyard, U.S. Maritime Commission. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection. No. 3176. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Mississippi--Pascagoula--1940-1950. Welding--Mississippi--Pascagoula--1940-1950. Women--Employment--Mississippi--Pascagoula--1940-1950. Boat & ship industry--Mississippi--Pascagoula--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,169 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170709 |
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