https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/2368aceab5ff5b98b102d274cd35ae4c.jpg 1e4a16b6d97e3d7f425db1015932e011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Nitrate film negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.25 by 2.25 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Untitled Photograph of Women Factory Workers Attending Sunday Mass After Overnight Shift, Buffalo, New York Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Photograph Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Archival silence 1940s World War II period Buffalo, New York United States, Northeast Defense industry worksites Description An account of the resource This 1943 photograph by Marjory Collins shows women factory workers attending morning mass in Buffalo, New York, immediately after completing the overnight third shift. They sit and stand in the dim interior of a church, their coats are still on, and their scarves are tied tightly around their heads. These suggest exhaustion and the cold of early morning. This photograph shows a moment of transition between industrial labor and religious service, making clear how wartime work schedules shaped daily life for women employed in defense industries.<br /><br /><strong>Interpretation Note</strong><br />Collins' photograph offers a counter-narrative to the polished images of wartime labor circulated by the Office of War Information. Instead of depicting heroic productivity, this photograph shows fatigue, ordinariness, and the effort to maintain community and spiritual continuity amid punishing hours. The women's quiet postures echo Kate Eichhorn's point that some of the most revealing traces of women's history appear in the ordinary moments and materials that official narratives tend to ignore. In that sense, the photograph functions much like the feminist archives Eichhorn describes, because it shifts attention to lives usually kept at the margins and shows that even everyday acts can speak volumes about the pressures women faced. Ultimately, Collins' photograph reminds us that women's work in defense plants was a patriotic duty, but it was also a grueling cycle that reshaped home life, religious practice, and whatever small pockets of rest remained. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Collins, Marjory Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Black and White Negatives Collection, Library of Congress Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division (transfer, 1944) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <div>No known restrictions. For information, see the U.S. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Black and White Photographs resource page at <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html">http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html</a></div> Relation A related resource Related to negative LC-USW3-023404-E. <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017850960/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017850960/</a> Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017850956/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017850956/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Nitrate film negative, 2.25 by 2.25 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-USW3-023400-E Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States, New York, Erie County, Buffalo Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Untitled photo of women factory workers attending mass after overnight shift, Buffalo, New York Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2.25 by 2.25 inches Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Nitrate film negative Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, LC-USW3-023400-E. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Buffalo, New York, United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Transferred to the Library of Congress by the United States Office of War Information, Overseas Picture Division, 1944. 1940s Archival framing Archival silence Buffalo Class and labor Defense industry worksites Gender and labor industrial labor New York Northeast Photograph Representation and bias United States World War II period