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Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother, I won't forget." So reads this pillow, sent Mrs. Smuda by her youngest son now at camp. But unlike Whistler's immortalized parent, the mother of the Smuda family spends little time in an armchair. She's much too busy working for Uncle Sam at the Frankford Arsenal and taking active care of her home and family after hours

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she's one of America's vital production workers eight hours each day, fifty-five-year-old Eva Smuda still finds plenty of time to devote to home and family. Before the rest of the household is up, she has breakfast on the stove

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she's one of America's vital produ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother from army camp. She's a member of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory over the Axis as their sons on the front lines. Mrs. Smuda's particular job is tapering cartridge cases at the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal

Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother fro...

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). A full-time job at the Frankford Arsenal and a full-time job of housekeeping and still this modern American mother finds time to play with grandchildren

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). A full-time job at the Frankford Arsenal an...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work to be done at home, and this modern warrior-mother enjoys taking a hand in household duties. Tonight, she's drying the supper dishes while her daughter Genevieve washes

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for this 1942-style American mother who spends eight hours a day working at the Frankford Arsenal to smash the Axis. When those banisters need cleaning and polishing, they get cleaned and polished by the lady of the house

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for t...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). If you didn't know better, you might think Mrs. Smuda spent the day comfortably darning socks for the family. Less than an hour before these pictures were made, this fifty-five-year-old mother and grandmother was skillfully tapering shells for machine guns at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). If you didn't know better, you might think ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "Dear Mom...." A letter from her youngest son, far away at camp, highlights the day for war worker Eva Smuda. Like son, like mother, they're both giving every bit of energy to help Uncle Sam defeat the Axis

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "Dear Mom...." A letter from her youngest s...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the other half to her home and family. Firing the furnace looks like a man-sized job, but Mrs. Smuda has reduced it to a system. Note that short handled shovel to make the job easier

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the...

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She's a mother and a grandmother, she works at a U.S. arsenal tapering shells for fifty-millimeter anti-aircraft guns and she loves listening to news broadcasts and Bing Crosby. Eva Smuda, fifty-five, who came to America from Poland at the age of three, has one son in the Army, and a son, daughter and a son-in-law working with her at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She's a mother and a grandmother, she works...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Tastes good! After tapering fifty-millimeter cartidge shells for America's machine gun battallions, you'd think Mrs. Smuda would be ready for bed. But she's still full of pep and ready to fix dinner for the daughter, son-in-law and grandchild who live with her. This time it's stew, based on a recipe from her native Poland

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Tastes good! After tapering fifty-millimete...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a truck for Uncle Sam. Private Edwin Smuda at camp "somewhere in the South" is one of America's many fighting men with mothers who are working just as hard for Victory as they are. Mrs. Eva Smuda, fifty-five, works eight hours a day in Frankford, Pennsylvania's arsenal where she tapers cartridge cases for 50mm shells. Another mother and son combination that means death to the Axis

Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). If you didn't know better, you might think Mrs. Smuda spent the day comfortably darning socks for the family. Less than an hour before these pictures were made, this fifty-five-year-old mother and grandmother was skillfully tapering shells for machine guns at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). If you didn't know better, you might think ...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-four years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). She's a mother and a grandmother, she works at a U.S. arsenal tapering shells for fifty-millimeter anti-aircraft guns and she loves listening to news broadcasts and Bing Crosby. Eva Smuda, fifty-five, who came to America from Poland at the age of three, has one son in the Army, and a son, daughter and a son-in-law working with her at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She's a mother and a grandmother, she works...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day preparing ammunition for America's fighting forces, Eva Smuda has plenty of energy left after work to keep the lawn in shape

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day prepa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day preparing ammunition for America's fighting forces, Eva Smuda has plenty of energy left after work to keep the lawn in shape

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she spends eight hours a day prepa...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day. And her work at the Frankford Arsenal never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker ...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work to be done at home, and this modern warrior-mother enjoys taking a hand in household duties. Tonight, she's washing the supper dishes while her daughter Genevieve dries

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's a war to be won, but there's work t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the other half to her home and family. Firing the furnace looks like a man-sized job, but Mrs. Smuda has reduced it to a system. Note that short handled shovel to make the job easier

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). She gives half her day to Uncle Sam and the...

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

Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a truck for Uncle Sam. Private Edwin Smuda at camp "somewhere in the South" is one of America's many fighting men with mothers who are working just as hard for Victory as they are. Mrs. Eva Smuda, fifty-five, works eight hours a day in Frankford, Pennsylvania's arsenal where she tapers cartridge cases for 50mm shells. Another mother and son combination that means death to the Axis

Mrs. Smuda's son. He used to drive a bakery wagon, but now he drives a...

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

Mrs. Smuda's son. Private Edwin Smuda of Frankford, Pennsylvania, one of Uncle Sam's fighting men, now at camp "somewhere in the South." Like many another U.S. soldier, Private Smuda has a mother who is working just as steadfastly for Victory as he is. Mrs. Smuda tapes cartridge cases at the Frankford arsenal

Mrs. Smuda's son. Private Edwin Smuda of Frankford, Pennsylvania, one ...

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker Eva Smuda enjoys the "children's hour" each day. And her work at the Frankford Arsenal never leaves her too tired for those games of make-believe with five-year-old Barbara

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Like any other grandmother, skilled worker ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother, I won't forget." So reads this pillow, sent Mrs. Smuda by her youngest son now at camp. But unlike Whistler's immortalized parent, the mother of the Smuda family spends little time in an armchair. She's much too busy working for Uncle Sam at the Frankford Arsenal and taking active care of her home and family after hours

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "The sweetest lady I ever met.. Dear Mother...

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

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at army camp "somewhere in the South." In addition to being a prize fighting man, one of Private Smuda's claims to fame is his widowed, fifty-five-year-old mother who works six days a week in the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal tapering cartridges for 50mm machine gun shells. Mrs. Smuda is one of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory as their sons on the front lines

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at ar...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, Eva Smuda (right) keeps young with the daughter, son-in-law and grandchild who live with her. The little girl is five-year-old Barbara Bennett, whose father, opposite, works with Mrs. Smuda at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, E...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Smuda's son. As it must to all soldiers, K.P. comes to Private Edwin Smuda, one of Uncle Sam's fightig men at camp "somewhere in the South"

Mrs. Smuda's son. As it must to all soldiers, K.P. comes to Private Ed...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Tastes good! After tapering fifty-millimeter cartidge shells for America's machine gun battallions, you'd think Mrs. Smuda would be ready for bed. But she's still full of pep and ready to fix dinner for the daughter, son-in-law and grandchild who live with her. This time it's stew, based on a recipe from her native Poland

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Tastes good! After tapering fifty-millimete...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). "Dear Mom...." A letter from her youngest son, far away at camp, highlights the day for war worker Eva Smuda. Like son, like mother, they're both giving every bit of energy to help Uncle Sam defeat the Axis

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). "Dear Mom...." A letter from her youngest s...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-five years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, Eva Smuda (right) keeps young with the daughter, son-in-law and grandchild who live with her. The little girl is five-year-old Barbara Bennett, whose father, opposite, works with Mrs. Smuda at the Frankford Arsenal

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). The widowed mother of six grown children, E...

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 at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she's one of America's vital production workers eight hours each day, fifty-five-year-old Eva Smuda still finds plenty of time to devote to home and family. Before the rest of the household is up, she has breakfast on the stove

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Although she's one of America's vital produ...

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

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at army camp "somewhere in the South." In addition to being a prize fighting man, one of Private Smuda's claims to fame is his widowed, fifty-five-year-old mother who works six days a week in the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal tapering cartridges for 50mm machine gun shells. Mrs. Smuda is one of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory as their sons on the front lines

Mrs. Smuda's son. The man with the gun. It's Private Edwin Smuda at ar...

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

Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother from army camp. She's a member of that great army of American women who work just as hard for victory over the Axis as their sons on the front lines. Mrs. Smuda's particular job is tapering cartridge cases at the Frankford, Pennsylvania arsenal

Mrs. Smuda's son. "Dear Mom..." Private Smuda writes to his mother fro...

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

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is up and out every morning before 6:45 a.m., ready to check in at the Frankford, Pennsylvania Arsenal. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mrs. Smuda tapers cartridge cases for 50-caliber machine gun shells. Before and after work she fills the role of mother, grandmother, and manager of this eight-room house in which she has lived for twenty-four years

Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.