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Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif. She's one of many capable women workers in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-1 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lieutenant "Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in acti from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e., B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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
Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Annette del Sur public[iz]ing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Annette del Sur public[iz]ing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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6 older comments, and then…
historybuff33 said:
Salvage was so critically important. You are talking about a period of time when people were saving bacon grease for the war effort. We could learn some lessons about re-use from WWII
Noël Zia Lee said:
when i was a kid during ww ii, we salvaged everything from string to the foil from gum wrappers and cigarette packages
Salim.D. said:
wow one of my favorites..
Various Front said:
Wow! My dad worked for Douglas in later years. Love this photo!
hard-to-find scarecrow said:
Now we know where Lady Gaga got her start. Seriously, this is an amazing photo, especially in context.

Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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Dave Rau said:
This is wonderful; but the LoC photos are very low res and overcompressed.
Flyer31 said:
Great publicity shot by Mr. Palmer. But definitely not the way it was done!!
The Library of Congress said:
Thank you all for the comments. You can reach the uncompressed archival digital files with the persistent URL above, or through the P&P Online Catalog (PPOC): www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
harmajdon harmajdon said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Passion & Love, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Kilted Cowboy said:
quite possibly a Wright R-3350 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_R-3350

Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") as

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Flyer31 said:
This is the front end of a C-47. The woman has inserted the rivit and is controlling the rivit gun. The man is holding a "T" bucking bar against the end of the rivit so it will flare and draw the aluminum sheets together. Styaged, but nice.
Eric Hunt said:
The lighting is incredible. Really good stuff.
Chris Rudge said:
Great lighting to highlight just the subject closely.. But I recall from other shots of the era, that this was how it was done
Bill Hammond said:
I didn't know there was transparency film in 1942. I agree with ChrisRudge and Eric in SF. This is great lighting. I had one flight in a C47. Was this the one?
Eric Hunt said:
Kodachrome came out in 1935. There were earlier, larger format color reversal films prior to Kodachrome.