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Formerly a man's job, sandblasting is now being done by women
Formerly a man's job, sandblasting is now being done by women

Formerly a man's job, sandblasting is now being done by women

Date10/15/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Formerly a man's job; sandblasting is now being done by women. Lillian Nunn is an expert.
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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_0019039F
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Revolutionary! exclaimed a supervisor, at women working on parts of fuselage, as Valida igle and Jean Neil are, rivetting main piping [Incomplete]
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