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[African American Rosies with Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft]

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Identifier2018-00-00-24_image_001SourceThe Signed Group Portrait of African American "Rosie the Riveters" (2018-00-00-24)CreatorBoeing CompanyDescriptionPhotographic group portrait of eight African American female factory workers ("Rosie the Riveters") with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft at Boeing's Renton plant, Washington State, circa 1940s. Each woman is identified in the inscriptions.

Inscriptions: "Louise Williams, [France?], Velma Glass Johnson, Florence Thomas, Katie Jeffries, Althea Skelton, Ellamae, Mary Johnson."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Boeing B-29 SuperfortressAirplanes--Design and constructionWomenRosiesFactoriesAirplane factoriesAfrican AmericansPlaceRenton (Wash.)Washington (State)United StatesOriginal Formatphotomechanical printsBibliographic CitationThe Signed Group Portrait of African American "Rosie the Riveters"/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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