Workers at Assembly and Repair Department in Corpus Christi

Workers at Assembly and Repair Department in Corpus Christi

Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California, Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis (left) now “keeps ’em flyin'” at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. She is a supervisor under civil service in the Assembly and Repair Department. It is her job to maintain morale among the women by helping them solve housing and other personal problems. With her is Jo Ann Whittington, an NYA trainee at the plant. August 1942.

Photo size: 3000 × 2345
Photo source: Library of Congress
Usage: Public Domain