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Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

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Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Title
Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority.
Additional title: [Earl Tulloss, African American dragline operator and president of the Hod Carriers local union at Watts Bar Steam Plant of the Tennessee Valley Authority, June 1942.]
Names
United States. Office of War Information (Sponsor)
Palmer, Alfred T. (Photographer)
Collection

Occupations

War industry workers

War Industry workers- Men

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942-06
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Occupations
Topics
War work
Defense industry
African American labor union members
Tennessee Valley Authority
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Original negative #: D-10108; Schomburg copy negative #: SC-CN-01-072; Caption on back: "Earl Tulloss is a skilled operator of a dragline capable of moving a fifth of a carload of coal at once. He is president of the Hod Carriers local union at Watts Bar Steam Plant of TVA, and is active in labor-management campaigns for sale of war bonds and reduction of absenteeism."
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver, 10 x 8 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16181531
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG03-F224
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 302f90a0-c6d1-012f-a87f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1942: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa5c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa5c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1942). Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa5c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Negroes speed war work for Tennessee Valley Authority.