Women Riveting Bottom Panel of B-24 Bomber, Willow Run Plant, June 1944
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Artifact Overview
Women represented approximately one-third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant, where they did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. During World War II, women joined the workforce in record numbers to take on essential jobs traditionally held by men who had joined the armed forces.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 June 1944
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.19464
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.0 in
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