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Washington National Airport, dredging and fill previous to construction : in one sheet

Shows 1791 and 1938 shoreline. In upper margin: War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Oriented with north to the left. Blue line print. "B-312-977." LC copy has notes annotated in black pen. Available More

Women airport workers. Evelyn Spangler, eighteen-years-old, is just as proficient at acetylene torch welding as any of the men welders in the Pennsylvania Central shops, according to Johnny Shore, her instructor. Evelyn learned welding rudiments from her father in Christiansburg, Virginia, got more experienced at the vocational school at Manassas, Virginia, and then joined the repair crew at the Washington National Airport. Now no welding job is too difficult for her to tackle

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War More

Women airport workers. Acutely aware of our country's need for more womanpower in airplane plants and airports, Mrs. Majorie Landa has enlisted as a member of the repair crew of the Washington National Airport. Daughter of the late Congressman Frank Mandell of Wyoming, Mrs. Landa is shown making repairs on the engine nacelle of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 transport plane. Following her second year at Sweetbriar College, she spent two months at a vocational training school in preparation for her present work

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women airport workers. Evelyn Spangler, eighteen-years-old, is just as proficient at acetylene torch welding as any of the men welders in the Pennsylvania Central shops, according to Johnny Shore, her instructor. Evelyn learned welding rudiments from her father in Christiansburg, Virginia, got more experienced at the vocational school at Manassas, Virginia, and then joined the repair crew at the Washington National Airport. Now no welding job is too difficult for her to tackle

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women airport workers. In airports as well as airplane factories, women are now contributing to the nation's manpower needs. Here at Washington National Airport, Mattie Marks scoots from plane to baggage room in her "gas buggy," transporting passengers' suitcases and overnight bags. Miss Marks was formerly a seamstress in a laundry

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women airport workers. In airports as well as airplane factories, women are now contributing to the nation's manpower needs. Here at Washington National Airport, Mattie Marks scoots from plane to baggage room in her "gas buggy," transporting passengers' suitcases and overnight bags. Miss Marks was formerly a seamstress in a laundry

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War More

Women aircraft workers. Perched high on a ladder behind the ticket counter at the Washington National Airport, twenty-two-year-old Kay Dowd makes entries on the flight information board. Graduate of an Eastern college, Kay served her airport apprenticeship at New York's La Guardia Airfield. As Supervisor of Reservations at the Washington airport, she's one of the nation's many women who are taking over strategic jobs formerly held by men

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women airport workers. Acutely aware of our country's need for more womanpower in airplane plants and airports, Mrs. Majorie Landa has enlisted as a member of the repair crew of the Washington National Airport. Daughter of the late Congressman Frank Mandell of Wyoming, Mrs. Landa is shown making repairs on the engine nacelle of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 transport plane. Following her second year at Sweetbriar College, she spent two months at a vocational training school in preparation for her present work

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi More

Women aircraft workers. Perched high on a ladder behind the ticket counter at the Washington National Airport, twenty-two-year-old Kay Dowd makes entries on the flight information board. Graduate of an Eastern college, Kay served her airport apprenticeship at New York's La Guardia Airfield. As Supervisor of Reservations at the Washington airport, she's one of the nation's many women who are taking over strategic jobs formerly held by men

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi More

Washington, D.C. Sister Aquinas, "flying nun," exchanging trade secrets with an engineer at the Washington National Airport

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 availabl More

Washington, D.C. The "flying nun" from Ironwood, Michigan, walking down the field at the Washington National Airport after taking her class through the hangars. Sister Aquinas holds a student pilot's license and has many flying hours to her credit

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 availabl More

Washington, D.C. The "flying nun" from Ironwood, Michigan, walking down the field at the Washington National Airport after taking her class through the hangars. Sister Aquinas holds a student pilot's license and has many flying hours to her credit

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-29 Super Fortress display at Washington National Airport

Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI C More