The Library of Congress' photostream

[danrok]

Some pretty amazing photos here:
Flickr: The Library of Congress' Photostream

You would never think that this photo was taken in 1942, the quality is top notch.

Flickr Photo Download: 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

[Daniel ~]

Flickr Photo Download: 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

Dude! That's my Mom! My mother did that during the war. She worked for Roar, Ryan and convair in Long Beach, San Diego, while my father was at sea. I can remember her driving past and saying she missed the work but had to quit when the men came home. It was a given that they (The women of the USA) would quit and give up the only good money jobs they ever had...when the men came home...still have mixed feelings about that...I could tell she did to....