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• 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 o

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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