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I Put Away Childish Things: From toy trains to parachute flare casings, Stephanie Cewe has turned to the aid of Uncle Sam. She used to assemble toy locomotives; today, she uses the same screwdriver to assemble flare casings. New Haven, Connecticut, Feb 19
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Snowy Small Town: The business section of Bantam, Connecticut. with the camera facing south along Lafayette Boulevard (Route 25). January-February 1942.
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Look Here: Instructor C.C. Gravelge, showing one of his classes the difficult art of overhead welding in preparation for their initiation into aircraft welding jobs . Former nightclub in Daytona Beach, Florida April 1942.
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Invasion!: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.
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Day of Days: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.
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Michellin Woman: Ms. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. Today she works at a gas station -an example of how women are taking over jobs in wartime once occupied by men who are now in the service. Louisville, Kentucky. June 1943.
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Gasoline Gal: Ms. Virginia Lively used to be a beauty operator. Today she works at a gas station -an example of how women are taking over jobs in wartime once occupied by men who are now in the service. Louisville, Kentucky. June 1943.
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Wild Blue Yonder: Aviation cadets at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas August 1942.
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In the Navy: Sailor mechanic inspecting a PBY plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 1942.
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In this Poignant Hour: Crowds of onlookers read news of the Allied invasion of Normandy on an electric marguee in Times Square on D-Day June 6, 1944.