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Refrigerators to bombers. The last electric refrigerator that rolled from the assembly lines of a large eastern manufacturer, meant a new job for Gertie Saurborn. Formerly, her work was silver-soldering tubes on float cases for refrigerators destined for American homes. Now transferred to war work, along with hundreds of other former refrigerator employees, she is doing her part toward protecting those home by testing regulators being produced for U.S. Army and Navy bombers

Refrigerators to bombers. The last electric refrigerator that rolled f...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ice cubes to searchlights. Edward O'Rourke, who until recently did line welding on electric refrigerator condensors, is now working on the assembly of eight million candlepower, sixty-inch anti-aircraft searchlights being made for the U.S. Army. O'Rourke is one of the hundreds of refrigerator employees transferred to war work when the last civilian refregerator came off the lines

Ice cubes to searchlights. Edward O'Rourke, who until recently did lin...

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

Ice cubes to searchlights. Edward O'Rourke, who until recently did line welding on electric refrigerator condensors, is now working on the assembly of eight million candlepower, sixty-inch anti-aircraft searchlights being made for the U.S. Army. O'Rourke is one of the hundreds of refrigerator employees transferred to war work when the last civilian refregerator came off the lines

Ice cubes to searchlights. Edward O'Rourke, who until recently did lin...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More

Refrigerators to bombers. The last electric refrigerator that rolled from the assembly lines of a large eastern manufacturer, meant a new job for Gertie Saurborn. Formerly, her work was silver-soldering tubes on float cases for refrigerators destined for American homes. Now transferred to war work, along with hundreds of other former refrigerator employees, she is doing her part toward protecting those home by testing regulators being produced for U.S. Army and Navy bombers

Refrigerators to bombers. The last electric refrigerator that rolled f...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More