A Colt 38 with an integrated camera that automatically takes a picture when you pull the trigger. On the left: six pictures taken by the camera. New York, 1938.
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Gas Resistant Stroller
22 Apr
Testing of a pram that is resistant to gas attacks. England, Hextable, 1938.
Engineers Protecting the US
22 Apr
WWII: Between 1941 and 1945, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Yet segregated and holders of limited rights.
Women Building the National Flying Fortress During WWII, Long Beach, California [1942]
22 Apr
Women working on Douglas Aircraft Company’s C-47 cargo transport.
Drilling on an A-20 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, California.
Installing one of the four motors on the transport plane at Willow Run.
Installing fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber.
Electrical assembly and installation work.
Doing the finishing touches on the nose section of a B-17F navy bomber.
Of the many types of aircrafts produced at this plant, the most important were the B-17F “Flying Fortress” heavy bomber, the A-20 “Havoc” assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for transporting troops and cargo to the front.
Inspectors doing careful checks of center wings for C-47 transport planes.
The fast, hard-hitting A-20 attack bomber brought for a test at the flight line.
Photos by Maersk Line
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