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1943 PRR Enginehouse

Mary Ankrom, mother of six, works on supplying a locomotive at the engine house of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, May 1943. With so many men off fighting in World War 2 thousands of women took to America's work force doing jobs traditionally done by men. (B&W image I colorized)

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Uploaded on March 12, 2016