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Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Calif. (LOC)

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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.

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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

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35287

Call Number: LC-USW36-142

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color photographs from the office of war information images from the library of congress june 1942 in inglewood california mexican american history of 1942 north american aviation inglewood factory north american aviation photographs by alfred t palmer women aircraft production workers in world war ii from the united states wright r 2600 inglewood california
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Date

01/06/1942
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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color photographs from the office of war information images from the library of congress june 1942 in inglewood california mexican american history of 1942 north american aviation inglewood factory north american aviation photographs by alfred t palmer women aircraft production workers in world war ii from the united states wright r 2600 inglewood california