The
Depression to WW2
P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prepared for
test flight at the field of North American Aviation, Inc., plant |
Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Virginia |
During the late 1930's the Depression was shaping lives in the United States. But, the start of WW2 changed many things. Men were drafted into the services, and women were brought into the workforce. Half of the workforce during WW2 was made up of women.
Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas |
Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach,
California |
 Lee, Russell, 1903- photographer Japanese-American camp, war emergency evacuation, Malheur County, Oregon (?) |
 Palmer, Alfred T., photographer Tank crew standing in front of an M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Kentucky |
For more photo images, check the images at the Library of Congress below
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Library of Congress: America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945 |
