Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F 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
1942 Oct.
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide ... Washington : Library of Congress, 2001, p. 388.
Subjects:
Douglas Aircraft Company
Airplane industry
Women--Employment
World War, 1939-1945
Bombers
Assembly-line methods
United States--California--Long Beach
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 12002-39 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp.fsac.1a03058
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.03058
Call Number: LC-USW36-128
Info:
Owner:
The Library of Congress
Source:
Flickr Commons
Views: 268000
real chickens
incredible
roderickbodine
The quality and composition of the photo is outstanding!
pepinlachance2
They seem so cordenated.
yourFAVORITEmartian
Remind anyone of "Alien"?
petersuksin_chan
very nice
Stew Stryker
I agree with Roderick, excellent lighting and composition. This is a duplicate of this shot: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179922684/ But this one has the color corrected (very nicely). I'm surprised they're both here.
Philipp Bunge
Stew Stryker wrote:
Actually it is not a duplicate, the posture of the woman down left is slightly different. I do agree the color is better in this one though.mroliverridley
no hearing protection=deaf ladies. No eye protection either, and flimsy shoes! Very interesting, and a great photo!
TomBuilder
Love this series....
ianvandersar
Is this the Death Star?
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Mario Aprea
interesting shoot
terrific lake
excellent shot
K Cjuliofelix
La fuerza de esta foto es indudable,y toda se debe al ambiente de elementos concéntricos en que se encuentran las trabajadoras.
artland
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shanda tackett
Clearly, Norman Rockwell with a camera!!!
smoggy mist
Beautiful, clear shot!
truculent mine
Beautiful!
fengschwing
Great picture. Snappy title.
Phong Ngo Vi
Very nice!!!
wsokol
Wonderful example of the incredible photography done of the war effort, and of the work of the "Rosie the Riveters" who did so much on the homefront to help win the war, and then were sent home after the war and are almost forgotten now. These B-17's, Flying Fortresses, were at the heart of the war effort, and without these women, they never would have been built.
Khor Hui Min
Nice composition
regular value
great photo, almost comical in a sense.
eleven2007
very nice~~
Gigi Mazzarini (mazzarinieyes)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Point of View - post your favorite image -, and we'd love to have this added to the group! excellent lighting and composition.
Alan Cottam
Awesome image! I saw this special image on
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(deaf mute)
They're actually in the side pod of the Millennium Falcon, innit? This photo was taken by Chewbacca. :) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2720790583/] (Actually, to get an exposure as good as this on a transparency slide when there is such a range of tones takes supreme skills - and a bit of bracketing). -- Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)
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stkr6cv
I am just amazed how thin the skin is. To think those guys flew in these planes and got shot at with a minimum of protective armor. No wonder so many aircrew were killed... My hat is off to that generation!
Davide Caravella
Everytime I login in flikr, look this photo album and everytime I enjoy again as if the first time.
BeAnOregonDuck
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called UO: O Sightings, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
theprimespotcom
Much appreciated. I have met alot of people that work in the aircraft and airlines industry lately.
herrbelial
nice
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GENIUS... SO KUBRICK so 2001 space odyssey ... amazing
Jonboy270
Didn't Boeing build the B-17?
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Excellent
incognito7nyc
✨🌟★❤✯♥♡✨ Very beautiful ✨♡♥✯❤★🌟✨
le cabri
Well taken