Women Railroad Wipers, 1943
One of the wipers at the roundhouse giving a giant "H" class locomotive a bath of live steam. During World War II (1941-45) many women took jobs that were traditionally held by men. Clinton, April 1943.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection
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