Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Calif. (LOC)
Summary
Woman working on a Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone (Cyclone 14) 14-cylinder radial airplane engine at North American Aviation's plant in Inglewood, California, in June 1942. The engine is probably intended for a North American B-25 Mitchell twin-engined bomber.
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Original title: Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Calif.
1942 June
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
North American Aviation, Inc.
Airplane industry
Assembly-line methods
World War, 1939-1945
Women--Employment
United States--California--Inglewood
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-38 (DLC) 93845501
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35287
Call Number: LC-USW36-142