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Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., F...

12002-19. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F bomber is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men -- and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant...

12002-39. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air...

12002-19. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant, Long Beach, Calif. Sand bags for protection against air raid form the background. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber, and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the ...

12002-39. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraf...

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Evelyn T. Gray, Riveter and Pearlyne Smiley, Bucker, Complete a Job on Center Section of a Bomber

Evelyn T. Gray, Riveter and Pearlyne Smiley, Bucker, Complete a Job on...

Women Working In Industry Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Even a little can help a lot - now"--Buy U.S. war stamps, bonds / A. Parker.

"Even a little can help a lot - now"--Buy U.S. war stamps, bonds / A. ...

Woman and girl pasting U.S. war stamps in books. Public domain photograph of stamp object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

He's a Fighting Fool. Give him the best you've got!  MORE PRODUCTION! (War production Board, Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-448784.)

He's a Fighting Fool. Give him the best you've got! MORE PRODUCTION! ...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two different images put together.  One image shows factory worker and other is artillery men putting missile into the cannon.] [Bernard Perlin]

[Two different images put together. One image shows factory worker an...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Nurse having a nurse's cap place on her head] [Victor Keppler]

[Nurse having a nurse's cap place on her head] [Victor Keppler]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of nurses, hospital, medical care, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

It's a woman's war too! Join the WAVES--Your country needs you now--Apply to your nearest Navy recruiting station or office of naval officer procurement John Falter, USNR

It's a woman's war too! Join the WAVES--Your country needs you now--Ap...

Uniformed woman operating radio. Promotional goal: U.S. F34.J7. 1942. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study of women's history and culture in the United States / edited by She... More

"The girl he left behind" is still behind him--She's a WOW Adolph Treidler

"The girl he left behind" is still behind him--She's a WOW Adolph Trei...

Poster showing a woman ordnance worker, holding wrench, gazing up at a soldier with a rifle in the clouds in the background. Promotional goal: U.S. F34.J7. 1943. Promotional goal: U.S. J44.J2. 1943.

"The girl he left behind" is still behind him--She's a WOW Adolph Treidler

"The girl he left behind" is still behind him--She's a WOW Adolph Trei...

Poster showing a woman ordnance worker, holding wrench, gazing up at a soldier with a rifle in the clouds in the background. Promotional goal: U.S. F34.J7. 1943. Promotional goal: U.S. J44.J2. 1943.

Buy Victory Bonds [Canada] - Art Deco public domain image

Buy Victory Bonds [Canada] - Art Deco public domain image

Date: [1939-1945].Creator: Creator unknown, Archives of Ontario War Poster Collection .Reference Code: C 233-2-12-0-4.Archives of Ontario, I0016092.."Buy Victory Bonds".Date : [1939 à 1945].Créateur : créateur ... More

Indian women training for air raid precautions (ARP) duties in Bombay, 1942. IND1492

Indian women training for air raid precautions (ARP) duties in Bombay,...

Indian women training for air raid precautions (ARP) duties in Bombay, 1942. Indian women training for air raid precautions (ARP) duties in Bombay.

"Am I proud" - NARA - 513787 - Art Deco public domain image

"Am I proud" - NARA - 513787 - Art Deco public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart" - NARA - 513876

"Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart" - NARA - 513876

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"Are you missing from this picture" - NARA - 513879

"Are you missing from this picture" - NARA - 513879

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"Atta girl^ You're doing a swell job^ - NARA - 513886

"Atta girl^ You're doing a swell job^ - NARA - 513886

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"Auxiliaries Ruth Wade and Lucille Mayo (left to right) further demonstrate their ability to service trucks as taught th - NARA - 531153

"Auxiliaries Ruth Wade and Lucille Mayo (left to right) further demons...

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"Be a Marine-Free a Marine to Fight" - NARA - 513679

"Be a Marine-Free a Marine to Fight" - NARA - 513679

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"Blueprint for victory." - NARA - 513975

"Blueprint for victory." - NARA - 513975

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"Can All You Can Its a Real War Job" - NARA - 513566

"Can All You Can Its a Real War Job" - NARA - 513566

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"Chippers." Women war workers of Marinship Corp, 1942 - NARA - 522889

"Chippers." Women war workers of Marinship Corp, 1942 - NARA - 522889

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Do The Job He Left Behind" - NARA - 513683

"Do The Job He Left Behind" - NARA - 513683

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"DOING THEIR SHARE, TOO" - NARA - 535600

"DOING THEIR SHARE, TOO" - NARA - 535600

Scope and content: Female participation in the war effort. Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Don't Let Lice Make a Monkey out of You^ If You Itch...Look for Lice^ If You Find Lice Report it at Once" - NARA - 514159

"Don't Let Lice Make a Monkey out of You^ If You Itch...Look for Lice^...

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"For Excellence in producton, Army Navy "E" - NARA - 514282

"For Excellence in producton, Army Navy "E" - NARA - 514282

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Get A War Job" - NARA - 513840

"Get A War Job" - NARA - 513840

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"Harvest War Crops, The Women's Land Army" - NARA - 514440

"Harvest War Crops, The Women's Land Army" - NARA - 514440

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"I Want You For The U.S. Army Enlist Now" - NARA - 513533

"I Want You For The U.S. Army Enlist Now" - NARA - 513533

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 728 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

"I Want You For The U.S. Army Enlist Now", 1941 - 1945

"I Want You For The U.S. Army Enlist Now", 1941 - 1945

Transcription:I WANT YOU [author:]James Montgomery Flagg for the U.S. ARMY ENLIST NOW General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 728 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

"I'm Proud of My Two Soldiers." Join the WAC Now^ - NARA - 514608

"I'm Proud of My Two Soldiers." Join the WAC Now^ - NARA - 514608

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"I'm Proud...my husband wants me to do my part" - NARA - 513841

"I'm Proud...my husband wants me to do my part" - NARA - 513841

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Mrs. Lloyd M. Bowers was employed in the Pattern Shop in 1942. US Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA." - NARA - 296886

"Mrs. Lloyd M. Bowers was employed in the Pattern Shop in 1942. US Nav...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Richard Salter, CK 3-c, a talker of a gun station, aboard the U.S.S. Tulagi (CVE-72) off the coast of southern France." - NARA - 520858

"Richard Salter, CK 3-c, a talker of a gun station, aboard the U.S.S. ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are getting into vocational schools to learn w - NARA - 535579

"Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Flor...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"White" & "Black" work side by side - North American Aviation Co. Plant - NARA - 195477

"White" & "Black" work side by side - North American Aviation Co. Plan...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Women's Place in War Weather Observer. Women's Army Corps" - NARA - 513703

"Women's Place in War Weather Observer. Women's Army Corps" - NARA - 5...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"YOU TOO ARE NEEDED IN A WAR JOB. WORK IN A FOOD PROCESSING PLANT." - NARA - 516235

"YOU TOO ARE NEEDED IN A WAR JOB. WORK IN A FOOD PROCESSING PLANT." - ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

1st Lieutenant Phyllis Hocking adjusts glucose injection apparatus for a GI patient in the 36th Evac. Hospital, Palo... - NARA - 542115

1st Lieutenant Phyllis Hocking adjusts glucose injection apparatus for...

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 922 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

A top-notch mechanic, Mary Josephine Farley expertly rebuilds airplane engines. Although she is only twenty years old... - NARA - 196353

A top-notch mechanic, Mary Josephine Farley expertly rebuilds airplane...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Answering the nation's need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangements for the care of her two children... - NARA - 196351

Answering the nation's need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made a...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. by women workers. - NARA - 196220

Building assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. by women workers. - NARA...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Don't Slow Up...They Won't^^ - NARA - 534365

Don't Slow Up...They Won't^^ - NARA - 534365

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Enemy gains in shipyard battle^ Stay on the job^ Don't slow up the ship^ - NARA - 535204

Enemy gains in shipyard battle^ Stay on the job^ Don't slow up the shi...

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First women to attain rate of Electric Welder, 3rd class, were Alyce R. Sawyers (on the left) and Josephine L.... - NARA - 296887

First women to attain rate of Electric Welder, 3rd class, were Alyce R...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

It's a tradition with us, mister^ - NARA - 535414

It's a tradition with us, mister^ - NARA - 535414

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Man and women joining in producing a vital military aircraft at the big Douglas plant in Long Beach, Calif. - NARA - 195486

Man and women joining in producing a vital military aircraft at the bi...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Production aids-Ruby Reed and Merle Judd of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. - NARA - 535581

Production aids-Ruby Reed and Merle Judd of Grumman Aircraft Engineeri...

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 799 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are getting into vocational schools to learn... - NARA - 535580

Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Flori...

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 801 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

SOMEBODY BLABBED. BUTTON YOUR LIP^ - NARA - 515449

SOMEBODY BLABBED. BUTTON YOUR LIP^ - NARA - 515449

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

THIS IS AMERICA... WHERE MEN HAVE LEFT THEIR PEACETIME JOBS TO DEFEND THE LIBERTIES THAT ARE THEIRS. - NARA - 515764

THIS IS AMERICA... WHERE MEN HAVE LEFT THEIR PEACETIME JOBS TO DEFEND ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

WAAC. THIS IS MY WAR TOO^ - NARA - 515724

WAAC. THIS IS MY WAR TOO^ - NARA - 515724

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Women are welders discuss the production of motor mounts and welded parts in a welding booth at the Inglewood... - NARA - 195478

Women are welders discuss the production of motor mounts and welded pa...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Women move into the wartime labor force - NARA - 292131

Women move into the wartime labor force - NARA - 292131

Scope and content: New women employees proceed through their first few days at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant in Nebraska; at work on a line of shells.

Ludność wiejska podczas oglądania przejazdu niemieckich jednostek wojskowych (2-1903)

Ludność wiejska podczas oglądania przejazdu niemieckich jednostek wojs...

Polski: Ludność wiejska podczas oglądania przejazdu niemieckich jednostek wojskowych na froncie wschodnim.

Powstanie warszawskie (21-218). Warsaw Uprising 1944

Powstanie warszawskie (21-218). Warsaw Uprising 1944

Polski: Udzielanie pomocy rannemu na ulicy. Public domain photograph of Poland under German occupation, 1940s, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Restoration

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Restoration

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 798 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Art Deco public domain image

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Art Deco public domain image

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 798 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

"Am I proud" - NARA - 513787 - Art Deco public domain image

"Am I proud" - NARA - 513787 - Art Deco public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart" - NARA - 513876

"Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart" - NARA - 513876

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Buy War Bonds" - NARA - 513854

"Buy War Bonds" - NARA - 513854

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"Count On Us^ We Won't Let You Down" - NARA - 514091

"Count On Us^ We Won't Let You Down" - NARA - 514091

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"Do The Job He Left Behind" - NARA - 513683

"Do The Job He Left Behind" - NARA - 513683

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Flying Fortress" - NARA - 514269

"Flying Fortress" - NARA - 514269

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"I'm Proud...my husband wants me to do my part" - NARA - 513841

"I'm Proud...my husband wants me to do my part" - NARA - 513841

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Jenny on the job - Eats man sized meals" - NARA - 514683

"Jenny on the job - Eats man sized meals" - NARA - 514683

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

"Men working together" - NARA - 515004

"Men working together" - NARA - 515004

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SAVE HIS LIFE AND FIND YOUR OWN. BE A NURSE - NARA - 513815

SAVE HIS LIFE AND FIND YOUR OWN. BE A NURSE - NARA - 513815

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

WomanFactory1940s - Art Deco public domain image

WomanFactory1940s - Art Deco public domain image

Turret lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Deutsch: Arbeiterin fertigt Flugzeugteile an einer Drehbank in einer Fabrik d... More

Clerk in a stock rooms of North American Aviation checking the numbers of parts - Inglewood Cal

Clerk in a stock rooms of North American Aviation checking the numbers...

Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc., checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif. This plant produces the B-25 ("Bi... More

Face detail, Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc, a woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif (cropped)

Face detail, Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc, a...

Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc, a woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif.

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Ca

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly a...

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Ca.

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

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., p...

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 No... More

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Restoration 2

We Can Do It! NARA 535413 - Restoration 2

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 798 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

World War II woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California 1942

World War II woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank...

Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Français : Ouvrière de l'usine Lockheed Vega, située près de l'aéroport Lockheed Air Terminal à Burbank (Californie), en juin 1942 (photograph... More

Comfort women crossing a river following soldiers

Comfort women crossing a river following soldiers

Comfort women crossing a river following soldiers.日本語: 兵士のあとから河を渡る慰安婦한국어: 병사의 다음에 강을 건너는 위안부

Tannenberg Memorial; group of Luftwaffe soldiers and women

Tannenberg Memorial; group of Luftwaffe soldiers and women

Photographs by Luftwaffe soldiers in Eastern Europe 1944 (Kurt Heimann) Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no co... More

Soldiers without guns / Adolph Treidler.

Soldiers without guns / Adolph Treidler.

War poster shows three women who work for the war effort an office worker, a welder, and factory worker. I.S.D. No. 180. U.S. Army official poster.

The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as [...] See your local U.S. Employment Service.

The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as [.....

Woman working in an airplane factory. Based on a photograph by Alfred T. Palmer. Promotional goal: U.S. F34.J71. 1943. OWI Poster No. 52. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study... More