The winch hand prepares to unload – Vintage Print
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: The winch hand prepares to unload, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The winch hand prepares to unload
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A winch hand, the worker who runs the hoisting gear that lifts cargo from a ship's hold, is the focus of this 1941 print, shown just before unloading begins. The photoprint came from the British Press Service, an agency that distributed wartime photographs from Britain to American newspapers and magazines, and its caption card is unverified, so the exact port and ship are unknown. In 1941, Britain depended heavily on imported food and materials, and the dock crews who unloaded those cargoes were central to the country's war effort.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by British Press Service. No. D 4344. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160783 |
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