A black and white photo of a group of people, possibly related to: Fishermen in repair shack repairing nets and sharpening tools. The twine of these nets is impregnated with coal tar; as the sewing of nets requires the holding of the twine in the mouth an occupational disease has developed which is referred to as fishermen's lip cancer. Provincetown, Massachusetts
Summary
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.)
Appears to be related to negative LC-USF33-005075-M1 http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1997015308/PP/
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Tags
Date
01/01/1937
Location
massachusetts
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html