Rose Tully sanding automobile at Jackson Chevrolet
Description:
View of Rose Tully sanding an automobile at Jackson Chevrolet in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Label on back: "With Mrs. Rose Tully (shown above) holding down a full time job as a qualified worker in the Paint and Body Department of the Jackson Chevrolet, Inc., Roxbury, Mass., the Chevrolet dealers of metropolitan Boston now have women replacing men who have joined the armed forces in every department of automotive maintenance. Included, in addition to Mrs. Tully, are women lubricators, mechanics, parts managers, pick-up and delivery operators. Mrs. Tully, mother of two children, started in automotive service work as a helper in the Parts Department. She found the work interesting and offering excellent possibilities for increasing her earning capacity and doing her full share toward helping to maintain essential automotive transportation. She is now training in her spare time to become a full fledged mechanic." Stamped on back: "General Motors Photographic. Refer to this number when ordering prints." Handwritten on back: "Women workers."
