Identifier	mdaa090
Title	Woman training to operate lathe, NYA War Production and Training Center, Washington
Creator	Smith, Roger United States. Office of War Information
Subject	Coles, Cecil M. Gray, Juanita E. African Americans--Washington (D.C.) United States. National Youth Administration Occupational training--Washington (D.C.) World War, 1939-1945--Manpower--Washington (D.C.)
Description	Photograph of a young African American woman training to operate a lathe at the National Youth Administration (NYA) War Production and Training Center in Washington, D.C. The woman, a former domestic worker, is Juanita E. Gray. The instructor is Cecil M. Coles, a foreman for the NYA. During World War II, hundreds of African American women were trained as part of the NYA project. (United States Office of War Information photograph D-8263.)
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1943-01
Date Digital	2003-06-02
Type	Image
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 black-and-white photograph, 26 x 21 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Photograph Collection;
Relation	Is Part of Views of African American life in Maryland Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage (Time Period)	1941-1950
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