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A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

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Actual size of negative is E (approximately 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches).

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 33, frame 707.

Andreas Feininger (1906-1999) was a renowned photographer known for his striking black-and-white images of architecture, nature, and industrial scenes. Born in Paris, Feininger was the son of the famous Bauhaus artist Lyonel Feininger. In 1942 the Office of War Information (OWI) hired Feininger to photograph factories producing weapons and instruments for the war. Feininger began his photography career in 1928 and worked as a staff photographer for LIFE magazine from 1943 to 1962. During his time at LIFE, he produced many iconic images, including portraits of famous figures such as Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill, as well as striking cityscapes and industrial scenes. Feininger was also an accomplished writer known for his technical expertise and his use of large-format cameras.

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washington king county seattle nitrate negatives lot 745 andreas feininger united states office of war information bomber plant fortress women workers women workers fuselage section south pacific ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history public domain aircraft photos boeing aircrafts library of congress washington state
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1941 - 1945
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Andreas Feininger - Weapons

Andreas Feininger works for the US Office of War Information (OWI), 1942
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king county
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Library of Congress
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https://www.loc.gov/
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A couple of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a street sign. Office of War Information Photograph

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F(Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

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 of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men -- and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Georgetown Steam Plant, South Warsaw Street, King County Airport, Seattle, King County, WA

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

A black and white photo of a stack of bricks. Office of War Information Photograph

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Aluminum cowl sections for B-17F heavy bombers are checked and inspected in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. Employer resistance to the hiring of women workers in war industries is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and this young employee of a Midwest aircraft motor plant embodies the reasons for this change of heart. With no previous industrial experience, she mastered the operation of this compressed-air machine in record time, and is now polishing airplane motor parts with speed and skill

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Women workers fitting the top skin to wing board flaps

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Parts for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber are cut on a routing machine in the Boeing plant in Seattle. The Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying high altitudes, has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

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washington king county seattle nitrate negatives lot 745 andreas feininger united states office of war information bomber plant fortress women workers women workers fuselage section south pacific ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history public domain aircraft photos boeing aircrafts library of congress washington state