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Conversion. Safety razor plant. Closeup of grinder converted from production of safety razors to tool-posts. Only conversion necessary in this instance is of the tool holding the V-block, which is held in place by the magnetic chuck. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Closeup of grinder converted from prod...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Operation of surface grinder in production of V-blocks for the machine that makes America's war machine. Women are rapidly being drafted to fill men's jobs on light-duty machines as this

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Operation of surface grinder in produc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Estelle Wilson, one of a New England razor factory's many women workers, checks completed V-blocks with blueprint specification. Because of their previous training, reading blueprints is no novelty to women employed in this plant which is now producing tool posts under subcontract. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Estelle Wilson, one of a New England r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

A woman working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Safety razor plant. In a New England plant manufacturing safety razors, honed head blade clips for razors. Normally her full-time job, Estelle now spends much of her time grinding V-blocks on these same machines, which are rapidly being converted to war production work under a subcontract

Conversion. Safety razor plant. In a New England plant manufacturing s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Safety razor plant. He used to make razor blades, but now he's a vital cog in Uncle Sam's war production machine. Charles Taylor, inspects steel part on converted horizontal grinder. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. He used to make razor blades, but now ...

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Conversion. Safety razor plant. Final inspection of V-blocks made by converted machines of a New England safety razor company. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Final inspection of V-blocks made by c...

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Conversion. Safety razor plant. Because of their dexterity and precision in the operation of light-duty machines, women are appearing in ever-increasing numbers on America's production lines. Here Estelle Wilson resharpens grinding wheel with a diamond point, first step toward converting one of a razor company's machines to war production work. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Because of their dexterity and precisi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Safety razor plant. From razor blades to V-blocks in few weeks! That's the story of Estelle Wilson, one of a New England razor company's many women employees who are now operating machines recently converted to production of war essentials. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. From razor blades to V-blocks in few w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

A woman working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A woman working on a sewing machine in a room. Office of War Information Photograph

A woman working on a sewing machine in a room. Office of War Informati...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man in a lab. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a lab. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Checking dimensions of completed V-block, shop supervisor George Cole explains testing processes to Edith Krause. Both these workers have graduated from razor blades to tool posts because of the company's subcontract for production of war tools

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Checking dimensions of completed V-blo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A machine that is sitting on top of a table. Office of War Information Photograph

A machine that is sitting on top of a table. Office of War Information...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

A group of people working in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of people working in a factory. Office of War Information Phot...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Rita Allen sands V-blocks to remove marks made by milling machines. This razor factory has converted many of its machines to the production of tool posts which are essential to war production. Gillette

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Rita Allen sands V-blocks to remove ma...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old photo of a woman working in a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a woman working in a factory. Office of War Informatio...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Checking dimensions of completed V-block, shop supervisor George Cole explains testing processes to Edith Krause. Both these workers have graduated from razor blades to tool posts because of the company's subcontract for production of war tools

Conversion. Safety razor plant. Checking dimensions of completed V-blo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

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

A woman working on a machine in a factory. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More