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To Satisfy Her Urge to be doing something in Canada's war effort, socially prominent Joan Holland of Montreal has been working for the past year in th(...)

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To Satisfy Her Urge to be doing something in Canada's war effort, socially prominent Joan Holland of Montreal has been working for the past year in th(...)

Date4/5/1941

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: To Satisfy Her Urge to be doing something in Canada's war effort; socially prominent Joan Holland of Montreal has been working for the past year in the British inspection room of a big ammunition plant near that city. Miss Holland rides to work in a limousine; but checks in at the workmen's entrance and punches the time-clock just like any other girl worker. Above is twenty-year-old Joan writing out her bench report at the end of her day's work before she leaves. She helps make field gun cases.

Subject

Weapons industry

World War, 1939-1945

Medium

Photographs

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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_0019333F

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