Arthur Siegel: Women of the Home Front, Detroit, 1941

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Detroit, Michigan. Poker hand and hands of girl players: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Summer 1941 (Office of War Information/Farm Security Administration Collection, Library of Congress)

Detroit, Michigan. Girls playing cards and drinking Coca Cola: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Summer 1941 (Office of War Information/Farm Security Administration Collection, Library of Congress)

Detroit, Michigan. Girl putting on lipstick and another girl straightening seams on her stockings: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Summer 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Girl picking up mail placed under door: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Summer 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Group of girls reading their mail: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, Summer 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Back of girl's head showing her coiffure at a hair styling show: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, December 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Models and audience at a hair styling show: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, December 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Models and loving cups that they won at a hair styling show: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, December 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Women drying their hair in the beauty shop at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Salesman demonstrating mattress to woman shopper at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Salesmen demonstrating refrigerators to women shoppers at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Towel department at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Sheet department at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Corset department at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Radio broadcast in the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Women waiting in line to pay bills at the charge account window of the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Class for telephone operators at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Class for receivers of telephone orders at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Telephone operator taking telephone orders at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Executive at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941







Detroit, Michigan. Sign in the window of the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Detroit, Michigan. Head of the art department with new model at the Crowley-Milner department store: photo by Arthur S. Siegel, July 1941

Photos by Arthur S. Siegel from Office of War Information/Farm Security Administration Collection, Library of Congress