Industrial machine operator. Woman operating industrial machinery in a factory. Women were increasingly employed in factories during and after the Fir

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Industrial machine operator. Woman operating industrial machinery in a factory. Women were increasingly employed in factories during and after the First World War. This photograph is part of a collection from the Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Division. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation (founded 1886) was a US company that manufactured electricity turbines, generators, and other industrial machines. Photographed in 1919.

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Size: 2539px × 3464px
Photo credit: © HAGLEY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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