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Auto rides for crippled children, New York (LOC)

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  • swanq said:
    According to P. 7 of The evening world (New York, N.Y.), May 19, 1908, (Final Results Edition)
    - www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1908-05-19/ed-1/?sp=7&amp...
    the event was on May 25 1908

    "Last May, Wyckoff, Church & Partridge took the little ones
    ones from the Industrial School for Crippled Children
    of West Fifty-seventh street, to Luna Park. Conev Island,
    island, in Stearns cars.
    On Monday. May 25, twenty to thirty Stearns cars will again call at the Crippled Children's School at 10 A. M and give these unfortunates their second annual outing. The Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, will throw open its beautiful summer clubhouse at Bay Ridge, where the cripples will be served with lunch at noon. From Bay Ridge the trip will be continued to Coney Isiand.
    Frederick Thompson has thrown open the Luna Park attractions, and the little ones will be given the treat of seeing all the shows In full operation."

NO CAPTION (LOC)

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    I believe the fourth man from the left on the front row is Samuel Gompers. Maybe that can help determine who this group is.
  • Seuss. said:
    Committee on Emergency Measures by Manufacturers. Part of the September 1921 President's Conference on Unemployment.

    Front row (L to R) Sarah Conboy, Secretary of the United Textile Workers of America, Arthur L. Humphrey, President of Westinghouse Air Brake Co., W.H. Stackhouse, President of National Implement and Vehicle Association, Samuel Gompers, President, American Federation of Labor, William H Butler, President, New Bedford Cotton Mills, James Campbell, President, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, Gordon Lee, Ex Secretary of the Committee.

    Second Row: Clarence J Hicks, Executive Assistant to the President of Standard Oil Company, John Penton, Editor of Iron Trade Review, John D. Edgerton, President of Lebanon Woolen Mills, Roy Dickinson, Publisher of Printers Ink, Jackson Johnson, Chairman of International Shoe Company, WC Procter, President, Procter and Gamble, Thomas C Hinman, President of Hand Trading Company.

    Source: note on back of image i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LikAAOSwE45mwSFO/s-l1600.jpg
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Seuss.! I was just hoping we'd get the name of the group, but you got names for all of the people too!

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC)

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  • 265 older comments, and then…
  • E. Howe said:
    Whoa! What an incredible image. I am SO glad to see that Black women worked on aircraft, too. I love her nail polish, and her ring. I'd LOVE to know her name, if she's still alive. This is such an outstanding portrait!
  • Nicola Hunt said:
    this is outstanding...i also noticed the details of her appearence as well as the clear reflection and sharp focus...this is just so rad to have on flickr!
  • Liz Rizzo said:
    Beautiful and inspiring.
  • Descriptive Bottle said:
    What an amazing time captured on film forever!
  • kenorland said:
    Okay, they never taught us that black women also worked as Rosie. What a crime of omission! So cool to see this.

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