Women employees, Portland Company, 1917
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 8597
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During World War I women worked at the Portland Company to manufacture the 108-millimeter brass howitzer shells used in the war. Here are some of the women posing in front of the shipping and receiving doors at the Portland Company in 1917.
Other Information
- Title: Women employees, Portland Company, 1917
- Creation Date: 1917
- Subject Date: 1917
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions (cm): 21 x 26
- Local Code: Coll. 242 B40a 6-22
- 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
Portland Company (Me.)--Employees--Women--Photographs
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Maine--Portland
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Female--Photographs
Ordnance industry--Maine--Portland
Steel industry--Maine--Portland--Employees--Photographs
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