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[ New Search ] Mattress Making: Drying the Moss Location : Savannah, GA Agency : WPA Owner : NARA (SPB) Medium : B&W Photo Control Number : 1392 Enlarged Image Description : WPA Negro women workers of the Savannah moss mattress project where is has been steamed for 2 hours to kill all the plant life in the moss, and hung on lines to dry out in the sun. The women sing Negro spirituals while at work hanging the moss along the canal and railroad tracks. In background, are slum holes of the district where the project is located. Listed Under: [Production and Distribution of Goods][Mattresses][Moss Mattresses, GA]