Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif.
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
Bombers
Airplane industry
Women--Employment
World War, 1939-1945
Assembly-line methods
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.1a35352
Call Number: LC-USW36-124
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Brotherwolfe 64 months ago | reply
Whats more important? Drilling? Riveting? or brown shoes, blue socks and a maroon pants.
Severin K 56 months ago | reply
definitely the hair net, but I was really pulling for the shoes.
gives a very clear sense of scope and scale of the operation, ....those drills were not like tools we have today. I am struck.
northf6f 55 months ago | reply
Inside A-20 wing before fuel cells are installed part of a riveting process
Vents du Nord 52 months ago | reply
Oh man, so many rivets !