With the grand fleet: and women in a munition factory

A black and white photo of men working in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

A man working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Walter Newman, operator of a high-speed lathe in a large firearms plant, performs an operation on the barrel of a machine gun. Many women workers are also employed in this plant in producing essential weapons for the armed forces

A group of women standing next to each other - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Women become skilled shop technicians after careful instruction in the school at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Shell loading. Every shell that goes through a large Midwest loading plant must be thoroughly cleaned. These women are removing excess paint from the bands that circle the projectiles. Women also stencil firing data on the shells and perform many other essential operations. Ravenna ordnance plant

With the grand fleet: and women in a munition factory

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A British warship, a British destroyer, and five female munition workers.
3 repros. of photoprints.
Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1916 June 10, p. 732.
Reference copy may be in SSF - World War, 1914-1918 Naval Operations.
This record contains unverified data from caption card.
Caption card tracings: WWI Industry, Brit. Ord. Boats; WWI..; Gt. Br. Navy; WWI Navy; Women War Work; Women Employment; Shelf.

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