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Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. It there's the slightest flaw in any of these airplane motor parts, it will be caught by Gabrielle Corveau (left) and Elizabeth Kamerer, two youthful inspectors employed by a Midwest aircraft motor plant. An erstwhile office worker, model and salesgirl, nin
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Credit lineWomen in industry. Aircraft motor workers. It there's the slightest flaw in any of these airplane motor parts, it will be caught by Gabrielle Corveau (left) and Elizabeth Kamerer, two youthful inspect. 1942-01-01. Rosener, Ann, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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