riveter

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1939

1945

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We Can Do It! from U.S. National Archives uploaded July 2009
Riveter at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1940-1945 from U.S. National Archives uploaded June 2009
Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company enjoy a well-earned lunch period, Long Beach, Calif. Nacelle parts of a heavy bomber form the background (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Girl inspector confers with a worker as she makes a a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at

from The Library of Congress

4 older comments, and then…
Allison Marchant said:
oh goodness! the woman on the left matched her wardrobe to her thermos--now that's dedication.
Elaine said:
Those high-waisted pants have GOT to come back in.
Clint Atkinson said:
These are all so staged and everyone dressed as lady-like as possible. But the image of women standing around like men on shiftwork must have been shockingly new to anyone seeing it in the 40's. Even today you don't see this kind of swagger shown by women in mixed workforces.
Joy Lee DeFay said:
This is beautiful. This is class.
+gAbY+ said:
love it. love it love it. i want those pants! and that little green lunch box. i kill for one of those (and would sell it on ebay!)

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

3 older comments, and then…
laura alice watt said:
so amazing...
Gamy Chance said:
This is an incredibly beautiful shot.
aimlesst said:
Added to comments on some of the other titles; these are "girl" inspectors? Definitely you can see a shift in perspectives in the last 60 years.
RCIN Photography said:
they almost look like college girls studying in the park ... then you look behind them and those aren't trees. great photo
Erin Eli said:
This is gorgeous. It's so cool to know that 4x5 was amazing that long ago, and still is amazing!

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

emddudley said:
Should she really be holding the chuck? Or does the drill not have a chuck?
Cajun Metal said:
not if it's rotating, I'm sure. She's probably just aligning the bit with the surface
Eight Food said:
All of the photos of the women are so staged. Looking pretty rather than actually working. Regulations must've dictated their hair was up and out of the way of the machinery and you wouldn't waste expensive red lipstick just to go to work or be wearing blusher. So patronising and of course unfair, as they were paid half of what the male workers were paid.