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Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)
Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)

Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)

Date9/19/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore; Md.; salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced for making the tougher; faster and deadlier modern tanks.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019369F
Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
11/28/1942
That ram tanks are the best in the war is the opinion expressed by Gen
That ram tanks are the best in the war is the opinion expressed by Gen
1/16/1943
Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
4/11/1942
No optical illusions will fool Mrs. Harriet Horseman, who is making a parallax test. The supplies which the girl inspectors must pass or reject go to United Nations' forces in all parts of the world
No optical illusions will fool Mrs. Harriet Horseman, who is making a parallax test. The supplies which the girl inspectors must pass or reject go to United Nations' forces in all parts of the world
3/7/1942
Mrs. M. E. Nicholson says, It will be hard to go back to housework after the war. Plant officials say of the grandmothers: They're better workers than(...)
Mrs. M. E. Nicholson says, It will be hard to go back to housework after the war. Plant officials say of the grandmothers: They're better workers than(...)
9/1/1943
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
6/6/1942
Two Young Women are here inspecting the equipment in a Ram tank before the gun shield is rivetted in place and the cannan installed. Designed by Maj. (...)
Two Young Women are here inspecting the equipment in a Ram tank before the gun shield is rivetted in place and the cannan installed. Designed by Maj. (...)
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Operating an electric Donkiey Engine in Canada's Ram tank factor, this girl is doing a man-sized job of hauling heavy equipment. She steers her way do(...)
Operating an electric Donkiey Engine in Canada's Ram tank factor, this girl is doing a man-sized job of hauling heavy equipment. She steers her way do(...)
8/1/1942
So quickly is the paint dried on this tank as it passes through a battery of infra-red lamps- it takes four minutes-the driver doesn't leave his seat (...)
So quickly is the paint dried on this tank as it passes through a battery of infra-red lamps- it takes four minutes-the driver doesn't leave his seat (...)
3/27/1943
Down in Quebec women are playing a big role in a gun plant and here Isobel MacKenzie inspects six-pounder gun parts
Down in Quebec women are playing a big role in a gun plant and here Isobel MacKenzie inspects six-pounder gun parts
6/18/1942
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(...)
7/13/1940
Grandmother Mary Beer can handle any one of a dozen machines at the war plant where she is employed
Grandmother Mary Beer can handle any one of a dozen machines at the war plant where she is employed
2/10/1943