Title

A child care center opened September 15, 1942 for thirty children, New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks.

Caption

New Britain, Connecticut. A child care center opened September 15, 1942, for thirty children, ages two through five of mothers engaged in war industry. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days per week. The dietician preparing milk for the lunch period.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A52_254

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Rights managed

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69,7Mb (1,8Mb) / 16,5in x 16,4in / 4960 x 4914 (300dpi)

Keywords

food drink female women woman people black interior library work family industry country science preparation meal diet mother nursery industrial photography poor poverty motherhood mothers lunch location century milk inside nutrition parenting preparing childcare nursing concept negative film negative African American African-American B&W 1940s mealtime afro-american milk bottle Library of Congress luncheon preparations mum Connecticut Forties United States of America Hartford child care Indoors black & white black and white B W 20th century New Britain American America US USA decade TGN women at work working photograph portrait united states Gordon Parks Parks Gordon Congressional Library Heritage Art Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI nitrate negative still image Nitrate negatives. gmgpc Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Parks Gordon Alexander Buchanan Gordon Alexander Buchanan Parks child care center war industry