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Title
Production for war parachute canisters
Creator
Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997, photographer

Institution
Western Michigan University

Subject
World War, 1939-1945

Subject
Parachutes

Subject
Women employees

Item Number
LA01d029

Relation
5 photos in event - 1512-M; see also 2196-M

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
Industrial Scenes. People Working. Women and men loading AN-M26 parachute flares into wooden crates on conveyor belt at Kalamazoo Stove Company during WWII. Women loading AN-M26 parachute flares into outer casings. Male supervisor standing near sign that reads You can't spell Victory with an ABSENT T. Client: Kalamazoo Stove Company, Kalamazoo, MI (Photographic Negative)

Production for war parachute canisters

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