lathe

16 photos and 5 illustrations tagged lathe, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

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1900

2013

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The last upload was December 2025.

26_0066450 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded December 2025
26_0066449 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded December 2025
26_0038212 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded November 2025
--owen clarke col. owen clarke left with ted tordesillas february 1978 san diego aerospace museum. from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2018
--owen clarke col. owen clarke left with ted tordesillas february 1978 san diego aerospace museum. from SDASM Archives uploaded September 2018
British Library digitised image from page 416 of "Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel, and exploration" from British Library uploaded August 2017
Atlas Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2017
British Library digitised image from page 47 of "Round Africa; being some account of the peoples and places of the Dark Continent" from British Library uploaded March 2016
English women planing shells (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2016
British Library digitised image from page 153 of "Modern London: the World's Metropolis. An epitome of results, Business Men and Commercial Interests, Wealth and Growth, etc" from British Library uploaded November 2015
Working out lathe (1914 – 18) from North East Museums uploaded May 2015
British Library digitised image from page 354 of "Morocco: its people and places ... Translated by C. Rollin-Tilton. With ... illustrations" from British Library uploaded November 2013
British Library digitised image from page 431 of "Beeton's Brave Tales, Bold Ballads, and Travels and Perils by Land and Sea. Illustrated ... Edited by S. O. Beeton" from British Library uploaded November 2013
Wheat grader from Powerhouse Museum uploaded September 2008
Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk in department store, reaming tools for transport on lathe machine, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Heidi Day said:
So weird to see someone named Beulah who is only 20 years old . . .
Feeble Marble said:
What an amazing name!
Warco said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lathes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company 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 (

from The Library of Congress

2 older comments, and then…
Descriptive Bottle said:
these woman are awesome! They were fighting the war too...
Travis Warren said:
incredible exposure. looks like a painting. amazing!
Jennifer Whitehead said:
It really does look like a painting - some Dutch master but instead of working in a market she's building an aeroplane.
Paul said:
I just love this picture and the description was as good. Really enjoyed seeing this. Thanks!
RIPizzo said:
Wonderful.

Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

4 older comments, and then…
diane m. dobson said:
almost looks like a set up for a poster. expert lighting.
Ernest Adams said:
It's posed. The shirt is crisp from the laundry (and is too good to be wearing while working on machine tools), while her hands are unnaturally clean. Still, a nice picture.
Rob Scumaci said:
This guy knew how to light - excellent.
zesty watch said:
husbands at war, wifes working. A period I did not know (born in 1950), but having heard so much of this. Your library is very moving, for all what it shows, and the very historical memories.
K Cjuliofelix said:
Excelente fotografía de claroscuro.Tanto la mujer como la máquina están muy bien modeladas por la luz.La posición central del motivo sugiere el carácter estático de la escena.