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Women in industry. Tool production. Sharp eyes and agile fingers make these young women ideal machine operators. They're conditioning and reshaping milling cutters in a huge Midwest drill and tool company. Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chicago, Illinois

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Women in industry. Tool production. A skilled lathe operator who probably never saw a lathe until a year ago, this young worker employed by a Midwest drill and tool company puts finishing touches on the shank of a drill

Women in industry. Tool production. Sharp eyes and agile fingers make these young women ideal machine operators. They're conditioning and reshaping milling cutters in a huge Midwest drill and tool company. Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chicago, Illinois

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Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1942

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Rosener, Ann, photographer

United States. Office of War Information.

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chicago

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Library of Congress

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