Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917

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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.

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.

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  • Title: Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917
  • Creation Date: circa 1917
  • Subject Date: circa 1917
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 20 cm x 26 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40b/Env.12, 12-32
  • Collection: Portland Company records
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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