Labor History: Picturing the Workers of Kaiser Permanente Submitted by Andrea Buffa on Mon, 08/05/2013 - 17:05 Keywords History labor history Ann Rosener photography Bob Gumpert Emmanuel Francis Joseph Topics Culture Hank Summer 2013 Request Number hank_36_labor_history Long Teaser This column from the Summer 2013 Hank discusses the extraordinary photographic record of Kaiser Permanente's history. Communicator (reporters) Non-LMP Editor (if known, reporters) Tyra Ferlatte Photos & Artwork (reporters) Ann Rosener's portrait of Janet Doyle at the Richmond shipyard in 1943 Only use image in listings (editors) not listing only Learn more (reporters) Additional resources Lincoln Cushing, lincoln.m.cushing@kp.org Highlighted stories and tools (reporters) Highlighted Tools Status Released Tracking (editors) Flash 08/28/2013 - 12:00 08/05/2013 - 12:00 Story content (editors) Headline (for informational purposes only) LABOR HISTORY Byline Lincoln Cushing Story body part 1 Two people—one, a white woman, the other, a black man from the West Indies—witnessed the crucible of new workers who arrived by the tens of thousands at the Kaiser shipyards during World War II. Together, they laid the foundation for an extraordinary photographic record of the organization’s history.Ann Rosener was a San Francisco Bay Area local whose assignment with the Office of War Information included writing and photography. Emmanuel Francis Joseph was born on the island of Saint Lucia. He settled in Oakland in 1924 and became the first professional black photographer in the Bay Area. Both artists brought a keen eye to the history unfolding before them and chronicled the often-overlooked working lives of women and people of color. Obsolete (webmaster) Migrated not migrated Read more about Labor History: Picturing the Workers of Kaiser Permanente
