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- The most dangerous fire escape I've ever seen
- Out of Place
- Sir Bedevere
- Witch way to the fire?
- Proud to be an old Coot
- That old scale
- Bowled Over
- Cat years?
- 'Why' Wyoming?
- His Master's Voice
- What! No dish under the skewer?
- Only in Hollywood?
- What's Up Doc?
- Destination?
- I'm pretty sure this was a voluntary program
- When I see chicken wire rabbit cages I think of three things
- The War Ears
- Eating the bunnies? Really?
- A love affair with a machine
- Hasenpfeffer
- Back support
- Hot type!
- Can you smell ... the news?
- Looking across the street and Flong
- Memories of my elderly hoarder neighbor
- Linotype in the Twilight Zone
- By Memory?
- Quiet place
- Line Of Type
- And no hearing protection
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Trini & Molly: 1943
March 1943. "San Bernardino, California. Trinidad Gutierrez (left) and Molly Alcanto, women 'suppliers' who work at the Santa Fe roundhouse. Their job is replacing lamps and oil cans on incoming locomotives. Mrs. Gutierrez has four children. Her husband is in the hospital after an injury at the Kaiser Fontana steel mill. Miss Alcanto's boyfriend is in the Army." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Trini
Trini was born Trinidad Estella Galvan on May 4, 1913 in Mexico, one of 8 children. She and her husband Francisco were living on a hog ranch when the war started. He was 12 years older than his wife and had a 3rd grade education. Francisco went on to become an iron worker, going to his heavenly reward in 1969. Trini passed away on December 3, 1984, survived by her son and three daughters, 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. With that cheery face, she looks like someone I would want for a friend.
Brand new hats
Did Jack Delano or the AT&SF spring for those nice new railroad caps?
The work they are doing is a result of Federal safety laws that brought us airbrakes, automatic couplers, plus uniform stirrups, ladders, and grab irons on the rolling stock. Federal inspectors investigated accidents that resulted in the safer operation of trains, including the mandatory installation of signaling systems. Railroading used to kill two and injure 50 a day.
Detroit means 'strait' in French
So by your logic, we should change the name of my hometown, Detroit, to it's its meaning in French, which is 'strait' right?
Love this!
I so wanted to be a train engineer when I was a little girl. I worshipped my grandpa and his ever present train engineer overalls and hat. And you are so right Vonderbees! And God forbid they are federal employees, no train would be going anywhere without them.
Hmmm
If this was 2025, someone we know would be trying to deport them. Women like these contributed greatly to our war effort back then!
[And "Santa Fe" is Spanish for "Holy Faith." It should be in American! - Dave]
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