Bales on bales of garments for men, women and children are being packed at the sewing project rooms in the quartermaster warehouses at the Army Base by WPA workers to be shipped to Springfield for flood refugees in that area. These men were busy all day yesterday, while the women of the project sewed busily all day long to meet the demands of the people who have been driven from their homes by floods.

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Title:
Bales on bales of garments for men, women and children are being packed at the sewing project rooms in the quartermaster warehouses at the Army Base by WPA workers to be shipped to Springfield for flood refugees in that area. These men were busy all day yesterday, while the women of the project sewed busily all day long to meet the demands of the people who have been driven from their homes by floods.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather: Hurricane: Sept. 21&22, 1938
Photographer:
United States. Works Progress Administration of Massachusetts
Name on Item:
Massachusetts WPA
Date:
[ca. October 1938]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Hurricanes
New England Hurricane, 1938
Places:
New England (area)
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 207 x 258 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/t435kr26q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Boston
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001491_0024
Barcode:
39999088103716