Photograph
WW II Defense Work
Two female sheet metal workers fabricating engine cowlings for Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo and transport planes at the International Harvester's Auburn Works. The factory was located at 5 Pulaski Street and was formerly known as the "Osborne Works." It was owned and operated by the D.M. Osborne Company until International Harvester purchased the company in 1903. |
Image ID: | 7442 |
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Creation Date: | 1944 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Auburn |
County: | |
State: | New York |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 96 pg.63 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
The C-46 Commando was a twin-engine cargo plane similar to, but much larger than the DC-3. |
Airplane, Military |
War work |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Indoor photography |
Women |
Blue collar workers |
Eyeglasses |
Hats |
Work clothes |
Factories |
Metal industry |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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