Original WW1 era studio portrait postcard of group of civilian female munitions workers with manager, one of the girls is wearing an 'On War Service' badge, England, Britain, Circa 1916, 1917 or 1918
The introduction of men's conscription in 1916 made the need for female workers urgent . By 1917 munitions factories, primarily employed women workers - this helps to date this photo between 1916-1918. The girl on the left of the man is wearing an 'on war service' badge - these badges were worn by civilians during the First World War to show that the person wearing it was undertaking war work. She is wearing a triangular badge issued by the Ministry of Munitions to women after conscription in In some factories more than 90% of the workforce were women.
Size: 7080px × 4484px
Location: England, Britain, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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