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Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1943
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United States. Office of War Information.
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Quorndon (England) ,  52.74472, -1.17361
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Library of Congress
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united kingdom england nitrate negatives quorndon england food women land army land army fertility british soil british soil preparation crops volunteers walk life farm security administration 1940s united states history farming 1940 s library of congress