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Laverne & Shirley: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 5:22am.
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Grinder operators at Republic Drill & Tool, Chicago. August 1942. View full size. Photograph by Ann Rosener for the Office of War Information.
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Safety Glasses
Submitted by blu3shad0w on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 10:27am.
I hope those are safety glasses they are wearing? I cringe when I see people working without them,especially since they heave saved my eyes more than once.
Re:Why is Woody Allen dressed in drag?
Submitted by Walter on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 12:04pm.
Because that's Mia Farrow on the left!
Why is Woody Allen dressed in drag?
Submitted by Sleazey on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 7:04pm.
And what's he doing in a factory?
Great picture of two of the soldiers of the production front.
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Submitted by Lost World on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 6:32pm.
Love those uniforms!!! I think that's the cleanest, nicest metal shop I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them.
[All of the OWI pictures were "propaganda photos." If you mean staged or fake, the answer is no. Ann Rosener, who specialized in science and tech- nology photography, took dozens of pictures at Republic Drill & Tool. - Dave]
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