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Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories
Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories

Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories

Date7/3/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories. From shell casings; above.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019008F
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One of the thousands of Canadian war workers who are turning their thoughts towards peacetime employment, above
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Typical of thousands of young women who play important roles in the war-time scene is Mary Spellan, accountant in Research's glass-making department
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Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant
Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant
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A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
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Doing her bit, by making the tools of war, is another Toronto grandmother, Mrs
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Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
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Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
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Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
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Sixty per cent. of the workers at the factory where signal cartridges and flares are made are women, forty per cent. are men. Here are two of the wome(...)
Sixty per cent. of the workers at the factory where signal cartridges and flares are made are women, forty per cent. are men. Here are two of the wome(...)
6/14/1941
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
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