Women at Work - WW2 (1 Viewer)

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Here are some very interesting photos I got off a website (Shorpy) showing how women played a vital role in the assembly of aircraft and other war material during the Second World War.

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I think that's enough. Enjoy. :D



-Arlo
 
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Thankfully, no. I'm trapped in the city, trapped in the filth of Manila. Though I hope the people in the provinces are O.K.

-Arlo
 
Thanks Arlo. Obviously specially posed compositions, but what beautiful quality. Can't beat good old Kodachrome - although they could be Ektachrome 4x5 inch plates.
 
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During WW-II my Mother worked for The Bethlehem Shipyard, at Sparrow's Point, Md. She was a burner/welder
and worked mostly on new construction. I don't recall her mentioning anything bigger than a destroyer, but I
know she worked her butt off. A lot of the workers in her crew were females.

Wonder where that last photo was taken. The gal on the extreme left looks like my Mom !!

Charles
 
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My mom worked in a town built for the war called Ajax all the streets in the town are named for the crew of HMS Ajax from the Battle of the River Plate . She was making 25lb cannon shells
 
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