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Woman Sewing Parachute Harnesses, 1942

Pioneer Parachute Company Mills

Mary Saverick sews parachute harnesses at the Pioneer Parachute Company Mills in Manchester, Connecticut. Photographer: William M. Rittase.
Woman Sewing Parachute Harnesses - World War II Homefront Factory

Mary Saverick sewing parachute harnesses, Manchester, Connecticut, 1944

Courtesy Library of Congress - Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information Collection

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