• The Pen is capped, she's faking it - bmsirrine
  • She's not faking it. Look at a more detailed photo. There's an exposed lead on the tip of the "pen." - Whyteshadow
  • I suspect that this is not a pen. It is probably a continuity tester of some type, looking for wiring problems - ARHeminger
  • 40's "updo" done with rollers - Liz Henry
  • While it may be posed, it appears she is tracing threads on a coupling. - valhall64
  • shoulder pads - bad_idea_dinosaur
  • Remember back in the day when a war stimulated an economy instead of killing it! If robots existed then she would be begging like the rest of us - Kuby!
  • Inspector, my eye. That's a model! - jdavis417
  • Given that she is in Burbank, I'm surprised she is wearing long sleeves in June. I wonder if the room was air-conditioned for the equipment? - hmschott
  • but no working human would be dressed like her!!!! FAKED PHOTO?? - Rainer Fischer Photography (in and out-education)
  • Pearl button - hmschott
  • you sure she's not applying lipstick? :) - Dill Pixels
  • She was probably wearing her best for the event of being photographed for posterity. Who'd want to be photographed in factory overalls? - Veracity
  • Kodachrome Type B. - shobar
  • the felt tiped marker was invented in1952 - petanque don
  • Yeah, this isn't a pen.
    While this photo may have been a publicity stunt, it's pretty authentic. - /go/rikka
  • If you knew you were going to be photographed, you'd dress up, too. These were different times, people took pride in how they looked. - 1hr photo
  • not a pen. if you look at it in original size, you can see it's a glare that makes it appear to be a pen cap - Alexandriaofthenile
  • lived in burbank it was nice then, not so much any more, too many people that don't love america any more... - camed1942
  • Women have come a long way since then. - a was here
  • dot. - Punk Marciano
  • This is not a faked photo...women and men back then DRESSED....unlike today. It's not uncommon at all to see factory or other labor workers from that era wearing clothes that we think would be too dressy for work. - Walkinonsunshine

Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies (LOC)

Bransby, David,, photographer.

Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies

1942 June

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
 Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
 Vega Aircraft Corporation
Airplane industry
Women--Employment
World War, 1939-1945
United States--California--Burbank

Format: Transparencies--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-66 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34456

Call Number: LC-USW36-273

Comments and faves

  1. JennyTheArtist (41 months ago | reply)

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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art in the city, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  4. weathercock75 (40 months ago | reply)

    my god...what a feel

  5. Dany Pocket (40 months ago | reply)

    <3

  6. Zoom Lens (40 months ago | reply)

    She's beautiful and so's the shot.

  7. Night Time Brothers (40 months ago | reply)

    I love vintage work! Amazing...

  8. beais [standby] (39 months ago | reply)

    stupenda !

  9. Dushan B. Hadnadjev [slowly back] (39 months ago | reply)

    Excellent image!

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  10. Toni L. Sobrino (39 months ago | reply)

    i love hair style!

  11. AlexBudinPhotographer (39 months ago | reply)

    A woman at the work.. Very nice!

  12. VerônicaB (39 months ago | reply)

    wonderful shot!

  13. xenakis.giorgia [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)

    Amazing good!

  14. Petit Chaperon Rouge (38 months ago | reply)

    great

  15. Ibra.Him (38 months ago | reply)

    une pure merveille cette photo !!!

  16. funk_so_bravo (38 months ago | reply)

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  17. redsugar (38 months ago | reply)

    Just gorgeous.

  18. erga-photography [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

    wow amazing, i love colors and comp...this woman remembers me on ''Pearl Harbor''

  19. marietta cuxufleta (vendo mis trabajos, de verdad) (37 months ago | reply)

    fantastic

  20. Drew's Organic Photography (37 months ago | reply)

    this is beautiful. the colors are ahmzing

  21. teleobiettivo (37 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Laltra faccia dello specchio, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  22. floressence (36 months ago | reply)

    great witness of that period!

  23. xiXisHi (36 months ago | reply)

    太美啦哇啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊爱爱爱

  24. Carol Melo Fotografia (36 months ago | reply)

    i love it

  25. Dee Perez [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)

    amazing photo!!!!

  26. AnnuskA - AnnA Theodora (36 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 3000 V + 120 F [before joining tag 3000v120f !!!!!!!!], and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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    amazing image!

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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 6000 views + 240 faves, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  28. Dante Salvador (36 months ago | reply)

    Greath

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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Visual Art, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  30. pixielikesflowers (35 months ago | reply)

    beautiful

  31. Phillip Hammond (35 months ago | reply)

    @jdavis417: WWII brought out the female workforce in FULL. A young woman named Norma Jeane was an inspector of parachutes. In case you don't recognize that name, you may recognize her as Marilyn Monroe. This isn't a model, it's a real inspector.

  32. UGOLINI David (34 months ago | reply)

    superbe compo....

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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called TEAL., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  34. merniemaid (34 months ago | reply)

    this totally reminds me of my mom back in the day - she also worked at a car part factory.

    it blows my mind that even when working they had to look like they were attending a dinner party. I thought being a working mom now was tough!

  35. natan13 (34 months ago | reply)

    hi all greetings of friendship to you all ....
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  36. architorture republik (34 months ago | reply)

    great shot you have it here...

  37. Elias Arcos Hdez (34 months ago | reply)

    esta muy bonita esta foto

  38. ahhsoda (34 months ago | reply)

    thtas cool

  39. mukter (34 months ago | reply)

    she good idea and also have patient to thing like these

  40. Mohtaj (33 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful picture ......

  41. joos4ever (33 months ago | reply)

    great shot!!

  42. Kaki Batista (33 months ago | reply)

    Bela foto.

  43. beauty has no boundry [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)

    brave woman
    and nice photography

  44. beauty has no boundry [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called love your mom, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  45. judo_dad1953 (33 months ago | reply)

    Great Portrait!!!

  46. aphotoshooter (33 months ago | reply)

    amazing...

    keep shooting.. cheers..!

  47. cuhristeenuh (32 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors

  48. Samalynn SunnShyne (32 months ago | reply)

    beautiful !!!!!!

  49. ferhad2010 (32 months ago | reply)

    Great idea. Very effective

  50. Pink_Sweet (32 months ago | reply)

    Please add your beautiful portrait to ★Hendermith Club★


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