1938: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation comes to Pascagoula

Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula
Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula

Ingalls became the largest industry in Mississippi during WWII.

Link to the catalog

August 16, 1938: Blues legend Robert Johnson dies near Greenwood

December 1938: Ellen Woodward resigns from WPA and becomes member of Social Security Board

Ellen Woodward's Luggage Tag
Ellen Woodward's Luggage Tag

Image:  A luggage tag that belonged to Ellen Woodward after she became a member of the Social Security Board.

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