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This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif. She's one of many capable women workers in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-1 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (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
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 uploaded January 2008
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 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself i from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F 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
Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc., checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in Ge from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic at the Naval Air Base, in the Assembly and Repair Department, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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5 older comments, and then…
LuisDS said:
I dig the lighting in this one
yourFAVORITEmartian said:
Palmer definitely had a painterly eye.
emilymabini said:
Beautiful photography. Has a glamorous feel to them, like something out of Hollywood.
Zippy Money said:
This is so great! Thanks for making these pictures available to the public!!
Dawn : ) said:
I love this photo and what it says: The good ole days of American men and women, working together, manufacturing with pride. In the U.S.A for the U.S.A !!!

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 (

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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.

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic at the Naval Air Base, in the Assembly and Repair Department, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC)

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Gerry Asher said:
Aircraft is a Curtiss SNC-1. Is it possible the title is a misprint? Could the first name be "Ovida" rather than "Oyida"? Never heard of the latter - but maybe I don't get around much ;-)
Spidra Webster said:
Love those pants! Anyone know what that style is called? Vintage pattern citations welcome...
Projer said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Mechanical Age, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Jumpy Thumb said:
Hi, The Library of Congress Nice foto! God bless America.
Jumpy Thumb said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called US Military, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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