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Photographer: Courtesy Silver City Museum
Caption: Marker detail: Women Employees
Additional Description: During World War II, U.S. factories lost millions of workers to the military. However, production was critical for the war effort. To satisfy the demands, women were actively recruited. Shown here is a "track gang" of women who worked on the rails to move copper ore.
Submitted: October 16, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p544014
File Size: 0.221 Megabytes

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