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They glory in the heavy jobs with big machines

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They glory in the heavy jobs with big machines

Date2/1/1941

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: They glory in the heavy jobs with big machines. In big munitions plants in Ontario; hundreds of girls who used to work in stores; factories; offices and many who never worked before; are now doing jobs that would wear down strong men. The three girls in these Star staff pictures are good examples. Florence Linnett (LEFT) must be within three-tenths of 1;000th of an inch when she cones a machine gun baggel. She used to sell over a counter; but she likes her new job a lot better.

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_0019037F

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