[ARC5] WW II Aircraft factory pictures

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Bill Riches" <bill.riches at verizon.net>
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Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 5:27 AM
Subject: [ARC5] WW II Aircraft factory pictures


>A year or so there was an internet site listed that had a 
>bunch of excellent
> color pictures of women working on the aircraft assembly 
> lines.  These pics
> were in the public domain and excellent quality.  Any info 
> on the site would
> be appreciated.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
    This may have been http://www.shorpy.com   The photos 
there originally come from the Library of Congress but have 
been cleaned up somewhat.  http://www.loc.gov

Most of the photos were made on the late, lamented 
Kodachrome.  Kodachrome had the advantage of dyes which were 
very stable in dark storage so that color pictures which are 
seventy or more years old look virtually the same as when 
first made.  The LOC has a huge collection of both 
Kodachrome and B&W photos from the Office of War Information 
and other sources that show WW-2 manufacturing and other 
activities.  Shorpy gives a good selection of these.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com