Long Beach

Navy Nurses 

Recently Freed POW Nurses in Long Beach, California

October 31, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, Dorothy Still, globe, internment camp, Long Beach, Naval Hospital, Navy nurses, Philippines, POW

Recently freed nurses from a POW camp in the Philippines, at the U.S. Naval Hospital Long Beach, California, 1945. Left

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Aircraft Workers 

Worker Takes Lunch Break at Douglas Aircraft Company

January 25, 2017March 4, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments California, civilian worker, douglas aircraft company, Long Beach, lunch break, lunchtime, war work, women workers

Worker enjoying her lunch break in the California sunshine at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach. October 1942.

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Aircraft Workers 

A-20 Bomber Being Riveted by Woman Worker

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments A-20 bomber, aircraft worker, douglas aircraft company, Long Beach, rosie the riveter

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California. October

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Aircraft Workers 

Woman at Work on Motor at Douglas Aircraft

January 25, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft mechanic, aircraft worker, airplane mechanic, airplane motor, civilian worker, douglas aircraft company, Long Beach, war work

Woman at work on airplane motor at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California. October 1942. Photo size:

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Aircraft Workers 

Riveting Machine Operator Joins B-17F Bomber Wing Ribs

January 25, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, b-17f bomber, California, civilian worker, douglas aircraft company, Flying Fortress, Long Beach, machine operator, rosie the riveter

A riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California, joins sections of wing ribs to

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Aircraft Workers 

Working With Electrical Wiring at Douglas Aircraft

January 24, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, aviation plant, civilian worker, douglas aircraft company, electrical wiring, Long Beach

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. October 1942. Photo size: 3000 × 2322

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