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War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 24, filing small parts. Her husband and brother are in the armed service
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War production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 24, filing small parts. Her husband and brother are in the armed service

Hollem, Howard R. · 1939-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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armycolortransparenciesemploymentmilwaukeeworld warwomengunsmithing
Credit lineWar production workers at the Vilter [Manufacturing] Company making M5 and M7 guns for the U.S. Army, Milwaukee, Wis. Ex-housewife, age 24, filing small parts. Her husband and brother are in the armed. 1939-01-01. Hollem, Howard R.. FSA/OWI Color Photographs, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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