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Bantam, Connecticut. Two Bantam girls are seen here burring aluminum castings for aircraft seats at the Warren McArthur plant. At the left is Marion Jefferies, who has been doing this work since December 1940. Jean Brunetto is the daughter of Mike Brunetto, who operates a popular dine-and-dance plac
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Credit lineBantam, Connecticut. Two Bantam girls are seen here burring aluminum castings for aircraft seats at the Warren McArthur plant. At the left is Marion Jefferies, who has been doing this work since Decem. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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