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Managed and manned by housewives is the Airplane Supply Co
Managed and manned by housewives is the Airplane Supply Co

Managed and manned by housewives is the Airplane Supply Co

Date3/21/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Managed and manned by housewives is the Airplane Supply Co. plant which turns out munitions. Mrs. T. Clarke; mother of two; inspects all finished parts.
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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_0018955F
Tests tell whether vital weapons and supplies are ready for release to the armed forces
Tests tell whether vital weapons and supplies are ready for release to the armed forces
3/7/1942
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
Big 3.7-Inch anti-aircraft guns, built at Peterboro, are dependent on fuses from the General Engineering Co
Big 3.7-Inch anti-aircraft guns, built at Peterboro, are dependent on fuses from the General Engineering Co
6/30/1944
Miss Gay Park of Windsor is one of the 350 Ontario school teachers who have volunteered to work during their summer vacation at General Engineering Co(...)
Miss Gay Park of Windsor is one of the 350 Ontario school teachers who have volunteered to work during their summer vacation at General Engineering Co(...)
7/2/1943
At the General Engineering Co
At the General Engineering Co
6/1/1944
Winnifred Fisher of the John Inglis Co
Winnifred Fisher of the John Inglis Co
9/5/1944
That's all muscle on the arm of Mrs. Robert Wright, 235-pound sandblaster at John Inglis Co. in Toronto. Mrs. Mollie Robinson feels the muscle, while (...)
That's all muscle on the arm of Mrs. Robert Wright, 235-pound sandblaster at John Inglis Co. in Toronto. Mrs. Mollie Robinson feels the muscle, while (...)
10/15/1943
Their ranks wil. For 40,000 Canadian women between 18 and 50, the Hyde Park agreement is going to mean something more concrete than a historic declaration of international co [Incomplete]
Their ranks wil. For 40,000 Canadian women between 18 and 50, the Hyde Park agreement is going to mean something more concrete than a historic declaration of international co [Incomplete]
7/13/1940
Ten pretty girls, all workers at the John Inglis Co
Ten pretty girls, all workers at the John Inglis Co
4/2/1944
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
7/10/1944
Too bad Hitler's not here, lament these eight war-working grandmothers as they train Sten guns on the photographer's assistant. There are some seventy(...)
Too bad Hitler's not here, lament these eight war-working grandmothers as they train Sten guns on the photographer's assistant. There are some seventy(...)
6/5/1943
Women Are Warriors might well be the title of this picture story, illustrating the part women play in the work of a small Ontario munitions town. Abov(...)
Women Are Warriors might well be the title of this picture story, illustrating the part women play in the work of a small Ontario munitions town. Abov(...)
10/8/1942