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Photograph of letter carrier with horse and wagon

from Smithsonian Institution

Painting the American insignia on airplane wings is a job that Mrs. Irma Lee McElroy, a former office worker, does with precision and patriotic zeal. Mrs. McElroy is a civil service employee at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Her husband is a f

from The Library of Congress

  • 18 older comments, and then…
  • Tracy Bellar said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called On the Job, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
  • Patrick said:
    Terrific shot, love the colors and window reflections on the wing...wonder how many of those she painted?
  • MATT ODOM CREATIVE said:
    I love this photo so much, I used it in a photo project:

    NOW AND THEN - DETAILING A FIGHTER PLANE WING
  • kevbeaux said:
    This hangar later became a "boat barn" for Officers stationed at NAS Corpus Christi
  • technogeo said:
    She can't be painting the insignia free-hand. Either the photo is staged, or she's just touching up the edges. Her arms are resting on the painted surface, so it must be dry. Bad form, resting a paint can on a fabric-covered wing.

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