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Drilling horizontal stabilizers: operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It

  • Steve Crane said:
    I'm quite amazed by the colour in these old photos.
  • julia dee said:
    More than "color" per se, it's the dynamic range of transparency film. Digital can't come close at present.
  • marzitxu. said:
    q demais!!!

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC)

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  • E. Howe said:
    Whoa! What an incredible image. I am SO glad to see that Black women worked on aircraft, too. I love her nail polish, and her ring. I'd LOVE to know her name, if she's still alive. This is such an outstanding portrait!
  • Nicola Hunt said:
    this is outstanding...i also noticed the details of her appearence as well as the clear reflection and sharp focus...this is just so rad to have on flickr!
  • Liz Rizzo said:
    Beautiful and inspiring.
  • Descriptive Bottle said:
    What an amazing time captured on film forever!
  • kenorland said:
    Okay, they never taught us that black women also worked as Rosie. What a crime of omission! So cool to see this.

Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashville, Tennessee (LOC)

  • Gerry Asher said:
    I believe this transparency must have migrated from another file - the part being assembled in the nose door for a Consolidated C-87 'Liberator Express,' probably taken at Consolidated's Fort Worth plant.
  • The Library of Congress said:
    g.asher: Thanks for the information! We’ll look into it.
  • Joey Harrison said:
    That patriotic woman on the right is giving up her right arm for the war effort. And she's happy to do so!