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Photograph

Joan Hebrink with Safety Shoes

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker Joan Hebrink with safety shoes. Original caption states: "Closed-toe safety shoes are required wear by all women employees of the plant. All...
Photograph

Women Riding on Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
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Women Sitting On Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
Photograph

Women in a Hosiery Factory

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Description: Young women pose in a hosiery factory where they are employed.
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Assembling Tires at Uniroyal

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Description: Women assemble tires at the Uniroyal plant. Men are also working in the background.
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Workers in Furniture Factory

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of room in which several women sitting and sewing machines are sewing pieces of material for couches or sofas. A man is standing in the aisle...
Poster

Four Years in the Fight

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring women glass blowers working in a factory with large tongs. Two men are standing by the window in the background, one dressed i...
Photograph

Women Workers at Chaney Instrument Company

Date: 1943
Description: Five women are sitting around a table with machinery and various pieces of equipment. Three of the women are drinking coffee, and one woman is smoking. Wom...
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Portrait of Woman

Date: 02 26 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a young woman in a white dress standing outdoors. There is a building in the background.

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