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[Factory worker cutting and grinding glass, Hoffman MF & Co., New York]

Date 1942-44 (printed 2012)
Location New York United States
Dimensions Image: 10 x 9 3/16 in. (25.4 x 23.4 cm)
Print medium Photo-Digital-Inkjet


Millions of American men served in the army during World War II, resulting in the unprecedented participation of American women in a wide range of trades and occupations previously closed to them, including jobs in manufacturing, heavy industry, engineering, and transportation that were often critical to the war effort. Images of American women shown working in fields traditionally associated with men were widely circulated by government agencies and advertising companies. These images, including the iconic depiction of “Rosie the Riveter,” exulted the glamorous, virtuous, and patriotic work of wartime women. Vishniac’s documentation of these workers, never before printed or published, were included in his series “The Face of America at War.”

Copyright

© Mara Vishniac Kohn

Credit line

International Center of Photography

Feedback Accession No. 2012.80.26