Portrait of two female garment workers holding two spools of thread and fabric in a pose for the camera, ca.1940

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Title	Portrait of two female garment workers holding two spools of thread and fabric in a pose for the camera, ca.1940
Description	Photographic portrait of two female garment workers holding two spools of thread and fabric in a pose for the camera, ca.1940. To the right of center, a girl wearing a lightly colored Asian style wrap sits holding a spool of thread in each hand while smiling at the camera. A second girl stands behind to the left of center holding a piece of fabric in her hands. While the first girl is only visible from the waist up, the second girl is visible from the knees up. Wooden paneling is visible as a background.
Subject (file heading)	Industry -- Clothing
Subject (lcsh)	Clothing and dress Fashion Clothing trade Clothing workers Clothing factories Factories
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1940
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1940
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	40660
Call number	CHS-40660
Microfiche number	84-1-1266
Legacy record ID	chs-m7996; USC-2-1-1-8128
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-40660
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Archival file	chs_Volume61/CHS-40660.tiff

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