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Grandmother Mary Beer can handle any one of a dozen machines at the war plant where she is employed

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Grandmother Mary Beer can handle any one of a dozen machines at the war plant where she is employed

Date2/10/1943

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Grandmother Mary Beer can handle any one of a dozen machines at the war plant where she is employed.

Subject

Weapons industry

World War, 1939-1945

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018950F

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