Hog Island Help Wanted Sign
Title
Hog Island Help Wanted Sign
Subject
Hog Island Ship-Yard
Description
This photograph contains a sign which advertises for 8000 laborers to perform government work at the Hog Island Ship-Yard. The sign offers potential laborers $3.85 for a 10 hour day. The sign advertises for boarding and lodging at a cost of $1.00 against your daily wages. The Hog Island Ship-Yard employed numerous African American migrants from the South in the construction of American ships built for service in World War I.
Source
National Archives
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Story Telling, Fall 2014
Date
c. 1918
Contributor
John Hashagen
Format
JPG
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Photo
Files
Citation
“Hog Island Help Wanted Sign,” Goin' North, accessed July 27, 2024, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/25.