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Title
Women workers preparing parachutes for loading into flares
Creator
Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997, photographer

Institution
Western Michigan University

Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies

Subject
Women employees

Subject
Parachutes

Item Number
LA01i052

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

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
People Working. Women on assembly line tying off cords for AN-M26 parachute flares during WWII. Client: Kalamazoo Stove Company, Kalamazoo, MI (Photographic Negative)

Women workers preparing parachutes for loading into flares

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