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Military (ACWH)
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acwh058
IDEntry
2708
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Text - Allegany High School students.
Collection Location
Allegany County, Maryland
Coverage
Allegany County, Maryland
Body
During WWII thousands of women worked in local industries which had been converted to wartime production. These “Rosie the Riveters” worked the assembly line at Celanese producing material for parachutes, while others “manned” the production of pontoon boats, .50 caliber ammunition, and eight-inch shells at the Kelly-Springfield Tire plant.
From: Work & Wait – Allegany County: The Home Front Years, 1941-1945, , Allegany High School, 2003)
Notes
The photograph is of the Kelly-Springfield Tire plant where many women worked during the war. The picture belongs to Al Feldstein and is used with permission.
See also Rosie the Riveter, interviews with Allegany Rosies