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Woman in Wartime Work - 1942

Woman Working on Plane Assembly

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A woman at North American Aviation, Inc., in 1942, operates a hand drill while working on a plane, part of the homefront wartime effort.

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A woman at North American Aviation, Inc., in 1942, operates a hand drill while working on a plane.

From a public domain image, U.S. Office of War Information, Alfred T. Palmer, photographer, 1942.

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