Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Artist Mildred Burrage of Kennebunkport wrote a report to Mrs. Fraser of the Women's Personnel Department at the New England Shipbuilding Corp. in South Portland about posters she had created to encourage safety in dress among women employees.
The report is an onion-skin carbon copy of the original.
The "fashion" safety posters were placed in women's restrooms at the shipyard.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Burrage notes on shipyard posters, 1943
- Creator: Mildred G. Burrage
- Creation Date: 1943-09-27
- Subject Date: 1943
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2494, Box 10/3
- Collection: Mildred Giddings Burrage collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Artists--Maine
- Burrage, Mildred G. (Mildred Giddings), 1890-1983
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion shows--Maine--South Portland
- Safety and health at work
- Shipbuilding industry--Employees
- Women's clothing
- Women--Clothing
- Work clothes
- World War, 1939-1945--War work
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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