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Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant
Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant

Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant

Date1/2/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant. George S. Cooke; who was in active service overseas in the last war; believes in keeping it in the family. He is shown handing his daughter; Muriel; a 3.7-inch shell beside a large stack.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0018948F
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
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/10/1943
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/14/1944
They glory in the heavy jobs with big machines
They glory in the heavy jobs with big machines
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/1/1941
Machines, Material, Money Call For Workers: There is a factory in Toronto producing Bren guns at the rate of 97,500 a year
Machines, Material, Money Call For Workers: There is a factory in Toronto producing Bren guns at the rate of 97,500 a year
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/24/1941
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
James, Norman
3/16/1944
''The Stewart Girls'' as they are known at the plant, look over a shell which they helped make
''The Stewart Girls'' as they are known at the plant, look over a shell which they helped make
General Engineering Company (Canada)
8 March 1943
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/1/1943
Miss Negro War Worker of the U.S. is Belle Calloun, chief wire machine operator in a war plant
Miss Negro War Worker of the U.S. is Belle Calloun, chief wire machine operator in a war plant
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/29/1943
Operating a milling machine, Jean McRae, Newton-brook, is one of the few single girls working in the plant
Operating a milling machine, Jean McRae, Newton-brook, is one of the few single girls working in the plant
James, Norman
3/11/1943
Three sisters work side by side
Three sisters work side by side
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/23/1945
Janet Adams, who runs a lathe, is one of 50 Canadians working side-by-side with 45 Polish refugees at Aero Tool Works, a factory in York township owne(...)
Janet Adams, who runs a lathe, is one of 50 Canadians working side-by-side with 45 Polish refugees at Aero Tool Works, a factory in York township owne(...)
Anderson, Howard
4/28/1945
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/1/1943