A photograph from 1919 showing women workers in munitions plants. On the right, drill presses are used to ream out holes in defensive iron grenade bodies. On the left, a drill press is used to thread holes in iron grenade bodies. The photograph was taken by S. C. Groat and was issued with the number 31649. The image was taken at the Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, RI. It was cleared by the censor on January 15, 1919.

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