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Irene Harvey Alexander working at Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle, 1950
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| Title | Irene Harvey Alexander working at Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle, 1950 |
| Photographer | United States Navy |
| Date | 1950 |
| Caption | Irene Harvey Alexander was the wife of Chief Steward Ernest Alexander, who was stationed at Sand Point Naval Air Station during World War II. She worked in the joiner shop tool room, which dealt with the construction of doors, windows, and so on. They were the parents of Dorothy, Juanita, Donald, and Jacqueline Alexander. |
| Notes | Signs in image: March of Dimes Bean Guessing Contest - $42.00 Philco Portable Radio for Closest Guess - Tickets $1.00 - Sponsored by Rieck. Help me walk again - drop coins in center slot. Join the March of Dimes - Pipe Shop - Fight Infantile Paralysis - Franklin D. Roosevelt. I'm Winning Because of You.
Handwritten on image: Irene 1950, Naval Air Station. Naval Sta. Sand Point.
Handwritten labels on image: Irene - 1950, at Sand Point. Working in in [sic] joiner shop tool Room 1950.
Handwritten on verso: Irene Alexander - at P.W. 1950.
Typed on verso: Irene Alexander, a hard worker at whatever task she is assigned to do just like her Husband. Ernest Alexander. 1950. Seattle Washington.
Stamped on verso: Official Photograph... Date: 6 Jan 1950. Unit: U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle, Wash. |
| Subjects | Philanthropy--Washington (State)--Seattle
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
African Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Personal Names | Alexander, Irene Harvey |
| Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Black Heritage Society Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.38.2.02 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions, contact: TheBoard@blackheritagewa.org. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Repository | The Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc. |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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