Mrs. Mitchell LaFond knitting mesh net February 1944

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/51427f72bc76fadc186ce63bd3a869c0

Title

Mrs. Mitchell LaFond knitting mesh net February 1944

Date

1944-02

Description

78 year old Elide LaFond, widow of Mitchell LaFond, is shown hand-tying mesh netting for the Carron Net Company, Two Rivers. Mrs. LaFond was one of many Two Rivers residents who worked in their homes tying camouflage nets and other nets to help the company keep up with its war orders. Carron produced camouflage nets, aerial cargo drop nets, barrage balloon nets, and sports nets for troop recreation. This photograph was originally published as part of a photo feature on the Carron firm in the Milwaukee Journal, February 27, 1944.

Subject

War work
Nets
Carron Net Company (Two Rivers, Wis.)
Manitowoc County (Wis.)
Two Rivers (Wis.)

Source

Recollection Wisconsin

Relation

https://asset.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/H6PDTS2SKVYTB8P/M/s240-7eecd.jpg

Type

image

References

https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/R6YJMLRIGW7BQ9C

Subject

War work
Nets
Carron Net Company (Two Rivers, Wis.)
Manitowoc County (Wis.)
Two Rivers (Wis.)

Citation

“Mrs. Mitchell LaFond knitting mesh net February 1944,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/26071.

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