06021.DL

06021.DL – This photo dates from sometime between 1920 and 1940. The dates are estimated based on the clothing styles and the age of the machinery, for lack of a better method. Workers are shown resting. Whether they are just beginning their day or just ending their day, is not known. In 1934, the average weekly earnings amounted to $22.97. The workers generally averaged 28.9 hours per week and earned 80 cents per hour. A year later, workers increased their salaries by one and a half cents per hour, and their work week increased to 30.1 hours, making their weekly average rise to $24.51.