wecandoit

6 photos tagged wecandoit, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 410 older comments, and then…
  • Lori Hale Williams said:
    this is a wonderful shot! and the colors- were they restored?

    I was trying to think of a tag that said something like "beginning of women's liberation movement" but more concise- ideas?
  • straylight6 said:
    Wow, amazing photo.
  • KristieLB said:
    That's really gorgeous!
  • Sean said:
    Great shot, the details are amazing.
  • Erwin said:
    Excellent photo! Love the colors. It blows my mind how this photo survived with great colors! I enjoy the color match of her lipstick and the pen in her hand. I also like the history..how people dressed back then and actually "dolled" up for work like this woman in the 40's.

Answering the nation's need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangement for the care of her two children during the day and joined her husband at work in the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. Both are employed under Civil Service in the Asse

from The Library of Congress

  • MATT ODOM CREATIVE said:
    Fun with Photoshop!

    NOW AND THEN - THE RIVETER
  • technogeo said:
    Fortune magazine's version of Rosie the Riveter, April 1942 (photographer unknown). [http://www.flickr.com/photos/15283643@N04/3508544655/]
  • ::michelleprovince:: said:
    Hey, "ataricharm", good job with the objectification.
  • Jkadavoor (Jee) said:
    Good work. Hi, I'm an admin for a group called People love their Work, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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

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  • Sean said:
    Space Age Retro springs to mind
  • minions & myrmidons said:
    a most beautiful collection. i've just begun to look. thank you!
  • JJ San said:
    That's acrylic glass (plastic).
  • Chris Gruhl said:
    I love the home knit hair net that matches the outfit. Boy, talk about a different time!
  • Jonathan Braden said:
    My new desktop! Thank you for publishing these photos - keep them coming!