The original caption for this photograph reads: Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The ice girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help.
It comes from a series of the photos assembled by the Committee for Public Information and considered to be the “Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs.” Some of the photographs depict the unity of the nation and how overwhelming the war effort was. There are pictures of bonds; savings stamps and war loan drives; public gatherings; peace demonstrations and parades.
