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A new exhibit at The Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale is hoping to attach names to the faces of factory workers who ...
Working on the Homefront, 1942-45" exhibit features about 50 photographs of workers at Grumman, Sperry, Republic and Liberty.
Keywords war effort, productivity, idle machines, safety, health habits, ... World War II Factory Workers: Pearl Harbor & Wartime Industrial Safety. Posted: March 15, 2025 ...
During World War II, Los Angeles was the ultimate boom town. By the end of the war, the L.A. area had produced 17 percent of all of America's war needs. North American Aviation, Inc. (NAA), operating ...
Workers at a chip factory in Auckland, New Zealand, had to call in reinforcements when what they thought was a “muddy potato” turned out to be a World War II-era grenade. Upon discovering the ...
The character of “Rosie the Riveter”—as feminist symbol, World War II icon and mid-century heroine—is so ingrained in the American psyche that it’s sometimes difficult to remember that ...
Throughout World War II, Chrysler was also involved in the production of aircraft and their engines, watercraft, weaponry, and air raid sirens for the Allied countries, which included the U.S. and ...
A TBF Avenger, an American World War II-era torpedo bomber, is seen getting repairs in the Warbird Factory at The Hangar at 743 in Latham, N.Y. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.