Author: Margie Bedell-Burke

Aircraft Workers 

Woman Works on Airplane Motor at North American

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, airplane motor, civilian worker, mechanic, North American Aviation, rosie the riveter

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in California. June 1942. Photo size: 3000 ×

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Aircraft Workers 

Workers Punch Rivet Holes in Bomber Frame Members

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft manufacturing, aviation workers, b-25 bomber, civilian workers, North American Aviation

Two workers are shown punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber at the California plant of

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Aircraft Workers 

Electronics Technician at Goodyear Aircraft

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments civilian workers, Corsair aircraft, electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft, Ohio

Electronics technician at the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation in Akron, Ohio. The company built F4U Corsair planes for the United States

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Aircraft Workers 

Goodyear Worker Irons Seal-Sealing Gas Tanks

January 22, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments civilian workers, Corsair aircraft, gas tanks, Goodyear, manufacturing plant

At the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company factory in Akron, Ohio, a woman involved in the manufacture of self-sealing gas

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Railroad Workers 

Wiper Gives Locomotive a Steam Bath at the Roundhouse

January 22, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian worker, iowa, locomotive, railroad worker, roundhouse, women workers

Mrs. Viola Sievers, one of the wipers at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse giving a giant “H” class locomotive

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Railroad Workers 

Roundhouse Sweeper at Chicago and Northwestern Railroad

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian worker, iowa, railroad worker, roundhouse sweeper, women workers

Mrs. Elibia Siematter works as a sweeper at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse in Clinton, Iowa. April 1943. Photo

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Railroad Workers 

Lunchtime at the Chicago and Northwestern RR Roundhouse

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian worker, lunch break, railroad worker, roundhouse, sweeper, women workers

Mrs. Elibia Siematter, employed as a sweeper at Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, enjoys lunch break in Clinton, Iowa. April 1943.

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Railroad Workers 

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Roundhouse Wiper

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian workers, railroad worker, roundhouse, women workers

Mrs. Marcella Hart, mother of three children, is employed as a wiper at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse in

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Railroad Workers 

Mother of Two Employed as Roundhouse Wiper

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian workers, railroad worker, roundhouse, wwii women

Mrs. Irene Bracker, mother of two children, is employed as a wiper at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse in

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Railroad Workers 

Roundhouse Helper Learning to Operate Turntable

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, civilian worker, railroad, railroad worker, roundhouse, turntable

Cloe Weaver, mother of four children, is employed as a helper at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad roundhouse in Clinton,

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