Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia

Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993), Office of War Information (OWI).
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In #OCTOBER 1942
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‘Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California, in October of 1942.’
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