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Aircraft Workers 

Worker Makes Adjustments in Vengeance Wheel Well

January 22, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments adjustments, aircraft manufacturing, aviation worker, civilian worker, installation, landing gear, manufacturing plant, Vengeance bomber, Vultee Aircraft

This woman worker at the Vultee Aircraft plant in Nashville is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well of

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Aircraft Workers 

Woman Worker Assembles Aircraft Stabilizer Part

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft factory, assembly work, aviation worker, civilian worker, Inglewood, North American Aviation, rosie the riveter

Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc., a female employee is working in the control surface department assembling

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Aircraft Workers 

Worker Setting Up Metal Parts for Hydropress

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, aviation plant, civilian worker, hydropress, manufacturing plant, North American Aviation, rosie the riveter

Metal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, at North American

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Aircraft Workers 

Woman Works on P-51 Landing Gear Mechanism

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft factory, aviation worker, civilian worker, North American Aviation, P-51 fighter plane

A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated, working over the landing gear mechanism of a P-51 fighter plane

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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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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 

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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Other War Workers 

Inspector Checks Howitzer Cutter for Burrs

January 22, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments 105mm Howitzer, army mom, Chain Belt Company, civilian worker, gist inspector, war worker

Gist inspector Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters for burrs before inserting it in the inside of

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