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Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Military

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World War II

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Ship construction (Liberty ships)

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Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver

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Title
Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver
Names
Joseph, E. F. (Photographer)
Collection

Military

World War II

Ship construction (Liberty ships)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943-04
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding industry
Liberty ships
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Negro skilled workers played an important part in the construction of the SS George Washington Carver, second Liberty Ship named for a Negro, in the Richmond Shipyard No. 1 of the Kaiser Company; Approximately 1000 Negro women are included among the more than 6000 colored workers in the four Kaiser shipyards at Richmond; Miss Anna Bland, a burner, is shown at work on the SS George Washington Carver."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Negative number: D-10172
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 80f02af0-c645-012f-bf2b-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1943: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver