Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917
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Women at the Portland Company inspect 8-inch howitzer shells (208 mm) for use in World War I
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The Portland Company made the shells, which were then packed in pairs in wooden boxes for shipment to a central depot to be filled with an explosive compound.
Other Information
- Title: Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph, jpg
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 26
- Local Code: Coll. 242 40/12
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Steel industry--Maine--Portland
Ordnance industry--Maine--Portland
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Participation, Female--Photographs
Portland Company (Me.)--Employees--Women--Photographs
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