Item 1: Female workers at Boott Mills, 1942

Gelatin silver print snapshot. Image depicts four women who were workers at the Boott Mills in Lowell, Mass. Left to right are: Ruth (Monroe) Budd of Lawrence, Mass.; Olive (Dunn) Cairney of West Newbury, Mass.; Veronica (Murphy) Tasca of Lawrence, Mass.; and Helen (last name unknown). Photo take outside in front of ivy-colored building; women wear dresses and jackets or light coats and carry brown paper lunch bags. Ruth, Olive, and Veronica were hearing impaired or deaf. See other photos in this series (items 2, 3, 6, and 8) for other views of these workers. 11 x 8.25 cm.

Format: black and white photograph.