Original Title/Caption: “Health and welfare activities. North American Aviation. Expert medical attention is given all employees at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California. Whether the injury is incidental or major, all accidents are given instant attention in NAA's hospital. Here, an office worker is having an X-ray made of an ailing wrist.”
Description: In this black and white photograph, a nurse wearing a white uniform positions a woman’s arm on a large x-ray machine. This photograph was taken in October 1942 by Alfred T. Palmer.
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer. “Health and welfare activities. North American Aviation. Expert medical attention is given all employees at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California. Whether the injury is incidental or major, all accidents are given instant attention in NAA's hospital. Here, an office worker is having an X-ray made of an ailing wrist.” Photograph, 1942. From Library of Congress: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Call number LC-USE6- D-006409. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b04382 (accessed March 20, 2007).
Historical discussion: During the Progressive Era, growing concern for workers injured or disabled in industry led the federal and state governments to increasingly adopt legislation to aid workers. Beginning in the 1910s, state governments across the country adopted workers’ compensation laws, which required employers to provide injured workers with monetary compensation. In 1920, the federal government established a national rehabilitation program for civilians with disabilities with the Smith-Fess Act, which provided training and job counseling for people with disabilities.
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