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New York Port of embarkation during World War II. He knows his job and he wants to get it done – Antique Wall Art

New York Port of embarkation during World War II. He knows his job and he wants to get it done — historic photograph
New York Port of embarkation during World War II. He knows his job and he wants to get it done. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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A window into the past: New York Port of embarkation during World War II. He knows his job and he wants to get it done, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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New York Port of embarkation during World War II. He knows his job and he wants to get it done

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The caption describes a man who "knows his job and he wants to get it done," a focus on one worker's determination rather than on the crowds that usually fill pictures of wartime departures. The New York Port of Embarkation, which the Army ran from the piers of Brooklyn and Hoboken, was among the busiest routes for sending troops and supplies overseas between 1942 and 1945. Those years saw enormous volumes of men and materiel pass through the city's waterfront, much of it handled by soldiers and civilian workers doing exacting, repetitive jobs. The photograph is worth a close look for that everyday labor, which kept the convoys moving.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[between 1942 and 1945]
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American. World War, 1939-1945--Military mobilizations--United States. Soldiers--American--1940-1950. Troop movements--United States--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,297 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-209367

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