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World's biggest bomb, a 45,000-pounder, was manufactured at Milwaukee, Wis
World's biggest bomb, a 45,000-pounder, was manufactured at Milwaukee, Wis

World's biggest bomb, a 45,000-pounder, was manufactured at Milwaukee, Wis

Date10/15/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: World's biggest bomb; a 45;000-pounder; was manufactured at Milwaukee; Wis. Here; a workman; standing beside a 500-pound bomb; gazes up at the monster.
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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_0019373F
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
Geco fuse-maker Lotte Walsh and fireman David Leslie, The biggest industrial fire department in Canada, and one of the biggest of any kind in the prov(...)
Geco fuse-maker Lotte Walsh and fireman David Leslie, The biggest industrial fire department in Canada, and one of the biggest of any kind in the prov(...)
4 July 1944
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
Heaving cases for future robot bombs requires brawn and muscle
Heaving cases for future robot bombs requires brawn and muscle
n.d.
Right above, a U.S. factory now produces vital mechanisms for robot bombs
Right above, a U.S. factory now produces vital mechanisms for robot bombs
n.d.
Miniature bombs held by Miss Vivian Baker at Piat, projectiles similar to those used by Canada's new V
Miniature bombs held by Miss Vivian Baker at Piat, projectiles similar to those used by Canada's new V
7/1/1934
Former R.A.F. Flying Officer Hogan inspects the finished results of the trophy collection. Made from German guns captured in the first world war these(...)
Former R.A.F. Flying Officer Hogan inspects the finished results of the trophy collection. Made from German guns captured in the first world war these(...)
3/15/1941
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(...)
9/19/1942
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
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
10 July 1944
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
30 June 1944
Miss Bussell and Miss Cumberland try aiming the gun
Miss Bussell and Miss Cumberland try aiming the gun
30 June 1944