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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background (LOC)

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  • 2 older comments, and then…
  • roderickbodine said:
    I realize that these photos were taken pre-OSHA, but shouldn't these women be wearing boots in this industrial setting?
  • bf53490 said:
    It looks like this lady was more into fashion than actually worried about safety or dropping some heavy piece of metal on her feet. She is seen earlier in a closeup as well. Makes me wonder if she was an aspiring model or an actual model?
  • Coordinated Manner said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sitting portraits, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Le yeux sans visage said:
    She's gotta be a model - no one working long hours can look like this!
  • Jazz Guy said:
    Women took better care of themselves back then than they do today.

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F bomber is a later model o

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  • bunæn said:
    Most likely these aircraft workers were over the age of 18 when the photos were taken. That being the case, it would be more accurate to refer to each of them as a woman rather than as a girl.
  • caffeinatedliby said:
    I'd bet a latte that the titles are taken word-for-word from the captions each photo was assigned at the time it was taken (or at the very least, when they were processed into the collection at the LoC). I doubt it'll come as a newsflash to anyone that things were a bit different in 1942 than they are in 2008...
  • bunæn said:
    Doh! Of course, you're right!
  • DanaLoesch said:
    A real life Rosie the Riveter.
  • Pat Strong said:
    The photographer is amazing... each shot is composed like a Vermeer There is that same sense of concentrated purpose, although its clearly very posed. Just lovely.

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • bi711247 said:
    Fantastic photo - I really like the pin on her vest!
  • minions & myrmidons said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Face Time, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. this would make a wonderful contribution to facetime.
  • Jazz Guy said:
    Wow! The old black & white photos that we mostly see of this era don't convey the beauty of people in that time. She's a beauty. I wish women today took care to dress up like this before they go into work.
  • phildogginit said:
    Thanks for putting up these photos, they are beautiful. I love this photographer's work.
  • bf53490 said:
    Unusual wooden pin with red lips, might be african or carribean? It just reflects the red on her lips as well and against the red vest looks great.