women 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.

Other War Workers

Sewing Harnesses for Military Parachutes in WWII

January 24, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments civilian worker, harnesses, Pioneer Parachute Company, sewing machine, Singer, women workers, WWII parachutes

Mary Saverick, employed by the Pioneer Parachute Company in Manchester, Connecticut, is shown stitching harnesses for military parachutes during World

Aircraft Workers

Worker Drills Vengeance Bomber Horizontal Stabilizer

January 23, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments A-31, aircraft worker, aviation plant, Nashville, Vengeance bomber, Vultee Aircraft, women workers

Operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee’s Nashville plant is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a

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

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

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.

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

Aircraft Workers

Workers at Consolidated Aircraft Plant in Fort Worth

January 20, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft workers, civilian workers, Consolidated Aircraft, Fort Worth, transport plane, women workers

Civilian workers drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant in Fort Worth, Texas.

Aircraft Workers

Aviation Workers Install Engines at Douglas Aircraft

January 19, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft factory, aviation plant, civilian workers, douglas aircraft company, women workers

The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California.

Aircraft Workers

Women Workers Cap and Inspect Tubing at Vultee Aircraft

January 19, 2017March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft plant, army air forces, aviation plant, civilian workers, dive bomber, Vultee Aircraft, women workers

Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the “Vengeance” (A-31) dive bomber

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