Ordnance For Victory / Women On the Warpath Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Captions: “...the largest public exhibition of war materiel ever presented in the United States...” “...Weapons the sons of America are using to win victory for freedom and liberty...” “...and, the exposition is free to everyone...everywhere!” “The place!! Entire 8th floor John Wanamaker. Weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Wednesdays and Fridays when hours will be Noon to 9 p.m.” “Here...you’ll see huge tanks...tank destroyers...amphibian jeeps...” “4-ton block busters...anti-aircraft guns and detectors...parachute bombs...” “And a thousand other symbols of similar war accomplishments by America’s soldiers of protection all over the nation!!!” “Trailer...courtesy of Ford Motor Company.” [1943] b. Ford recruiting film for women war workers. Views of Willow Run plant, buildings, cranes, ships - views inside plant, bombers - men working on engines - men assembling Liberator bombers - WAC’s at desks typing - WAC’s in ranks having gas mask drill - WAVES looking out window - woman gas station attendant filling car with gas - woman window shopping - woman on golf course - woman in bathing suit on rocks beside stream - woman hanging clothes on line in yard - bomber flying overhead - woman looking at bombers - women parking cars, entering Willow Run plant - woman punching time clock - panorama of bomber plant - man at machine, woman working same machine - women working at various jobs in plant - woman on street looking at poster, ‘Women in the War. We Can’t Win Without Them’ - sign on store, ‘War Manpower Commission. United States Employment Service,’ woman entering - women receiving training in engine shop - close-ups - women riveting in training class - close-ups - women riveting - women walking past buildings - woman riveting - view of partially completed bombers in Willow Run plant - women doing various jobs in plant; crane operator, jigsaw operator, shaping plastic bubble - view in cafeteria, workers receiving food, eating - view in training school library - bombers in plant - view inside partially completed fuselage, workers - women working on airplane engines, fuselage, tail section, painting plane - Liberators taxiing out of plant - B-24 Liberators in flight. “The End. [1943]
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