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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Woman typing.
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War Relief Services

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief services. Woman using sewing machine.
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War Worker

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified woman who worked at the Four Wheel Drive factory in Clintonville assembling trucks during World War I. She is wearing a special uniform fo...
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Weapons Training

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Description: Three women receiving weapons training during World War II. Women are receiving training on the handling of a rifle.
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Women War Workers

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Women employees of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company performing an early layup operation, a part of the process whereby the company made ...
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Community War Chest Office

Date: 1945
Description: Three women work in the Community War Chest office. One of the women is typing and one is about to use the telephone. A sign on the wall behind the women r...
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Women Processing Hemp Fibers

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Two women processing hemp fibers at the DeForest hemp mill during World War II.
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Women Workers at Four Wheel Drive

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Description: Women employees at Four Wheel Drive's Clintonville factory.
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Female Auto Workers

Date: 1918
Description: Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I.
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Woman and Hemp Stalk Crusher

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: A woman is feeding hemp stalks into a crusher for rope production during World War II.
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Unidentified Woman

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Description: Formal studio photograph of a woman standing next to a chair.
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Civil War Re-Enactor and Horse

Date: 09 1994
Description: A young woman civil war re-enactor pets a horse. More horses can be seen in background.
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Women Finishing Leather

Date: 1914
Description: Women working in the N.R. Allen Sons tannery during World War I. The women are finishing leather. An older man is hauling a cart load of hides at center.
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Three women buying war bonds at Manchester's Department Store while two clerks ring up the sale. The three women are all wearing fur coats, as it is a spec...
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Four Women and Truck

Date: 1918
Description: Pictured here are four of the women who joined the work force at the Four Wheel Drive Company in Clintonville in order to build trucks for the American and...
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Woman in front of Factory

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Description: A woman stands in front of the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company factory in Clintonville.
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Woman Working at Gisholt Plant

Date: 1944
Description: A woman operates a lathe at the Gisholt plant on East Washington Avenue.
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World War II Bond Sale

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Women lined up along a sales counter at Manchester's Department Store to buy war bonds, while two clerks behind the counter ring up the sales.
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Four Women in front of Factory

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Description: Four women workers standing in front of the Four Wheel Drive Factory.
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Man and Woman Doing a Vocational Test

Date: 08 10 1945
Description: A woman timing a man performing a vocational test - possibly a World War II veteran.

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