First African-American WAVES Officers
LTJG Harriet Ida Pickens and ENS Frances Wills were members of the final graduating class at Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
Read moreLTJG Harriet Ida Pickens and ENS Frances Wills were members of the final graduating class at Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
Read moreA top-notch mechanic, 20-year-old Mary Josephine Farley expertly rebuilds airplane engines in 1941. A licensed pilot who had already made
Read moreMOTHER OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE – Clip spring and bolt assembly for .30 caliber cartridges at the Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia,
Read moreWomen take over the operation of some of the heaviest machine tools at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American
Read moreAfrican-American nurses, commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Nurses Corps, limber up their muscles in an early-morning workout during
Read moreAmerican wartime propaganda poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost
Read moreA young woman sells war bonds and stamps and distributes War Production Drive literature, circa 1943. Photo size: 2964 ×
Read moreAt 31 years old, Willa Beatrice Brown serves her country by training pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces. She
Read moreWith the grade and dexterity of a master dressmaker, this civilian worker fabricates “pup” tents at the Langdon Tent &
Read more“Chippers.” Women war workers of Marinship Corp, 1942. Photo size: 2382 × 2948 Photo source: U.S. National Archives Usage: Public
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