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Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School
"Rosie the Riveters"

Aviation Mechanics Shop at Eugene Vocational School

Image Title Aviation Mechanics Shop at Eugene Vocational School
Photographer  
Date c. 1941-1945
Description/Notes "Rosie the Riveters" - women in the Aviation Mechanics Shop, Mel Gaskill, instructor, Eugene Vocational School, c. 1941-1945. The women worked in pairs - the riveter used a gun to shoot rivets through the metal and fasten it together, and the bucker used a bucking bar on the other side of the metal to smooth out the rivets.
Subject

Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Gaskill, Mel

Object Type b/w, photo print, 8" x 10 "
Collection A-031/ box 4, folder 10
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031 A031.html
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