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Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
An employee in the drill-press section of North American's huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, a from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Welders making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas. Miss Grace Weaver, a civil service worker at the Naval Air Base, and a school teacher before the war, is doing her part for victory along with her brother who is a flying instru from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Women from all fields have joined the production army, Corpus Christi, Texas. Miss Grace Weaver, a civil service worker at the Naval Air Base, and a school teacher before the war, is doing her part for victory along with her brother who is a flying instru
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Welders making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. (LOC)
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Chris-McKee said:
Its amazing the sheer depth and quality in this photo and a lot of the collection. You should all be very proud getting this on to the net, and more so for being net-savvy enough to use flickr as well as your own site.
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Theodor Sid said:
Hi! I'm admin of a new group called Great Stock Shots We find your photo greatly suitable to our subject and would love to have it added to the group.
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Mary said:
Hi theodordh: We received your request to have a Library of Congress photo added to your group: Great Stock Shots. Please click on the "Invite this photo to..." link below the comment box and we'll accept it.
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phoppernowlin said:
These photos are wonderful in quality and composition.
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ranaldo20 said:
I am from the Chattanooga area, and this place still exists, although I am sure it's under a different name. It is cool to see something like this and know EXACTLY where it took place!
Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)
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gregwest98 said:
Those things sticking out like spines are called "Cleco" fasteners; spring-loaded clips used for holding thin sheets together while riveting.
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marley1027 said:
Is this photo staged? I does not look like there is a set in the rivet gun. Also I wonder if it was common for women doing that kind of work to wear that much makeup. Dave
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Jonboy270 said:
Whether for publicity or actual, the quintessential Rosie The Riveter, that helped put em in the air. God bless the American Women that came out of the kitchen and into the workforce when the Country needed her; couldn't have done without her.