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Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic at the Naval Air Base, in the Assembly and Repair Department, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

3 older comments, and then…
Flyer31 said:
The lady is DRILLING not riviting. This looks like the decking for something other than the A-20.
greens n cornbread said:
looks like she's in the wing behind the engine mount (nacelle)
bad_idea_dinosaur said:
I believe the process of riveting requires one drill a hole first.
Kary Nieuwenhuis said:
Whats more important? Drilling? Riveting? or brown shoes, blue socks and a maroon pants.
james gallagher said:
definitely the hair net, but I was really pulling for the shoes. gives a very clear sense of scope and scale of the operation, ....those drills were not like tools we have today. I am struck.

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic at the Naval Air Base, in the Assembly and Repair Department, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

6 older comments, and then…
Gerry Asher said:
Aircraft is a Curtiss SNC-1. Is it possible the title is a misprint? Could the first name be "Ovida" rather than "Oyida"? Never heard of the latter - but maybe I don't get around much ;-)
Spidra Webster said:
Love those pants! Anyone know what that style is called? Vintage pattern citations welcome...
Projer said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Mechanical Age, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Jumpy Thumb said:
Hi, The Library of Congress Nice foto! God bless America.
Jumpy Thumb said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called US Military, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

cougarnfw said:
Excellent posed picture..hokey though because the rivets are already driven, and, more importantly, there always had to be a "bucker" holding a bucking bar tool which caused the other end of the rivet to expand. If he were really driving a rivet by himself, his left hand would have to be holding the bucking bar on the other side of the skin/rib. Neal
Ram! said:
love this colors!