womenworkers

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Wallsend Slipway: Photograph of the Brass Foundry Department (Core making)

from North East Museums

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  • mariamanray said:
    very interesting and informative
  • excellentzebu1050 said:
    Brilliant and interesting !
  • arie van zandvliet said:
    T0 think 4,000men worked in wallsend slipway,just look at it now gone but not forgotten.
  • presquilien said:
    emouvant
  • perpetual wren said:
    Indicative of the fact that so many men had been called up for service in the Armed Forces is the presence of the women workers and young lads.

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

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  • 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!)

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

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  • Descriptive Bottle said:
    what a great photograph!
  • Joe Crawford said:
    great photo.
  • robertdenton said:
    Back when America still manufactured things!
  • archnemesis goldenhair said:
    Looks like a UFO with women at the helm to me.
  • Chris Henry said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called IRON WORKS PHOTOGRAPHY, and we'd love to have this added to the group!