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Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.
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Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Palmer, Alfred T. · 1939 · photo, print, drawing

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douglas aircraft companyunited statesassembly-line methodscolorairplane industrycaliforniaemploymentwomen
Credit lineWoman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.. 1939. Palmer, Alfred T.. FSA/OWI Color Photographs, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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