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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.

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.

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  • precious amount said:
    Beautiful lacing work.