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Somewhere in Quebec they're turning out these Chicago pianos Canadian warships and from the Canadian army that has waited ne More and more, Quebec wo(...)
Somewhere in Quebec they're turning out these Chicago pianos Canadian warships and from the Canadian army that has waited ne More and more, Quebec wo(...)

Somewhere in Quebec they're turning out these Chicago pianos Canadian warships and from the Canadian army that has waited ne More and more, Quebec wo(...)

Date1/1/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Somewhere in Quebec they're turning out these Chicago pianos Canadian warships and from the Canadian army that has waited ne More and more; Quebec women are on the job in this gun plant. instantly detect when their machine begin [Incomplete]
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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_0019357F
As Dainty as if she were in a business office, this young lady working in a munition plant somewhere in the province of Quebec is concentrating on her job of testing bullets
As Dainty as if she were in a business office, this young lady working in a munition plant somewhere in the province of Quebec is concentrating on her job of testing bullets
11/1/1945
One of the thousands of Canadian war workers who are turning their thoughts towards peacetime employment, above
One of the thousands of Canadian war workers who are turning their thoughts towards peacetime employment, above
5/26/1945
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
to smaller intricate mechanisms, right, this Ontario town is turning out weapons in a never-ending stream
to smaller intricate mechanisms, right, this Ontario town is turning out weapons in a never-ending stream
7/3/1941
Small Arms Ltd., Long Branch, has 287 grandmothers among its war workers, and personnel heads say they're the best workers in the plant. Mrs. Almanda (...)
Small Arms Ltd., Long Branch, has 287 grandmothers among its war workers, and personnel heads say they're the best workers in the plant. Mrs. Almanda (...)
9/1/1943
Many more guns, still on the assembly line, will follow the first six turned out for service yesterday
Many more guns, still on the assembly line, will follow the first six turned out for service yesterday
7/2/1941
This high precision tool in a Canadian munitions plant has an interesting history
This high precision tool in a Canadian munitions plant has an interesting history
3/23/1941
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
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
Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt, this smiling miss, in the same Quebec plant, is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels
Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt, this smiling miss, in the same Quebec plant, is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels
11/15/1941
More than 100,000 of these 500-pound aerial bombs are produced in Canada annually, says the caption
More than 100,000 of these 500-pound aerial bombs are produced in Canada annually, says the caption
1/1/1941
They're capable, these woman, the foremen say
They're capable, these woman, the foremen say
6/3/1942