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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 (...)

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 (...)

Date3/27/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 and the tank is soon on its way to the war fronts.
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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_0018944F
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
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
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
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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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(...)
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9/19/1942
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
Minute measurements to within one one-thousandth of an inch and less can be made accurately by graduates like Betty Newman. She is shown as she measur(...)
Minute measurements to within one one-thousandth of an inch and less can be made accurately by graduates like Betty Newman. She is shown as she measur(...)
3/7/1942
Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
1/2/1943
In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun
In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun
4/12/1943
Beating plowshares into swords is being done so rapidly in the U
Beating plowshares into swords is being done so rapidly in the U
5/30/1941
Not only a war worker is Mrs. J. Spence, another grandmother, but she also is a donor of blood to the Red Cross clinic. Her husband is overseas
Not only a war worker is Mrs. J. Spence, another grandmother, but she also is a donor of blood to the Red Cross clinic. Her husband is overseas
1/18/1943
Red cross worker for ten years, Mrs. Gertrude Menear, 42-year-old grandmother, operates a disc-cutting machine
Red cross worker for ten years, Mrs. Gertrude Menear, 42-year-old grandmother, operates a disc-cutting machine
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