Mrs. Effie Kemp

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20061667

Description

Mrs. Effie Kemp is an employee of the Dickson-Jenkins Company. She is shown celebrating her 70th birthday at her regular sewing machine. Mrs. Kemp has been with the company since 1927. She the only time she has ever missed work was when she broke her hip and was out nine months. Her job on the assembly line is to sew pockets for men's pants. She is wearing a floral dress.

Archival Date

1945-09-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1836

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Kemp, Effie (Mrs.); Dickson-Jenkins Company; Sewing machines; Dresses; Birthdays; Assembly-line methods