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Printed black and white photograph of women working on an aircraft, possibly a Vought F4U Corsa…
Building an Aircraft
Printed black and white photograph of women working on an aircraft, possibly a Vought F4U Corsa…
Printed black and white photograph of women working on an aircraft, possibly a Vought F4U Corsair, in a factory

Building an Aircraft

Object NamePhotograph
Date1942–1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. P00.2013.01.159
Object numberP00.2013.01.159
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Official horizontal image of women working on an aircraft, possibly a Vought F4U Corsair. There are several women below each wing, two women on top of each wing, and two women in the center of the plane within the frame of the fuselage. The women are wearing work clothing. Some women have light skin and some have dark skin. They are in a factory, and other aircraft can partially be seen in the background.
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