Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber, and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo
1942 Oct.
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Douglas Aircraft Company
Airplane industry
Women--Employment
World War, 1939-1945
Eating & drinking
United States--California--Long Beach
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-39 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35335
Call Number: LC-USW36-101
leiderman, frannyglasss, carbonated, and 144 other people added this photo to their favorites.
carbonated 66 months ago | reply
oh goodness! the woman on the left matched her wardrobe to her thermos--now that's dedication.
kostia 66 months ago | reply
Those high-waisted pants have GOT to come back in.
Clint Atkinson 57 months ago | reply
These are all so staged and everyone dressed as lady-like as possible. But the image of women standing around like men on shiftwork must have been shockingly new to anyone seeing it in the 40's.
Even today you don't see this kind of swagger shown by women in mixed workforces.
shesajoy 56 months ago | reply
This is beautiful. This is class.
+gAbY+ 52 months ago | reply
love it. love it love it.
i want those pants! and that little green lunch box.
i kill for one of those (and would sell it on ebay!)
A. Page 48 months ago | reply
great shots but with clothes like that it looks like staged propaganda, Free West vs Fascist uba alas...bad spelling I know
ohairas 47 months ago | reply
The clothes are staged, I beleive that.. but not so much the "clothes" as the colors they chose for the shots.
These were still very much considered casual or work clothes for them.
AloraGoetsch 44 months ago | reply
this is great.
im 18 years old and love and appreciate all these photos.
i love history and photography
and the two put together is just fantastic.
i could browse through these all day.
and i love the style in the 40s
jaqui rivera 36 months ago | reply
i love how all these women dressed for work. they still look feminine but comfortable.