A study of a young woman welder . She is posing for the photographer, leaning against a column. In the background a ship under construction can be seen in a slipway.
A study of a young woman welder . She is posing for the photographer, leaning against a column. In the background a ship under construction can be seen in a slipway.
A view of a ship's keel in a slipway. A keel is the principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the centre line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached.
A view of a ship's keel in a slipway. A keel is the principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the centre line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached.
A model stands on a Bloomsbury rooftop, holding on to wire railings as she leans slightly backwards, to show off her pale blue and black wool Atrima dress, costing 11 coupons.
A model stands on a Bloomsbury rooftop, holding on to wire railings as she leans slightly backwards, to show off her pale blue and black wool Atrima dress, costing 11 coupons.
A model poses for the camera on a Bloomsbury rooftop as she shows off a cyclamen and white printed silk dress, the skirt blown by the breeze, worn with a white turban and white gloves. She is also wearing sunglasses.
A model poses for the camera on a Bloomsbury rooftop as she shows off a cyclamen and white printed silk dress, the skirt blown by the breeze, worn with a white turban and white gloves. She is also wearing sunglasses.
Looking down the causeway between two slipways. The vast size of the shipyards is emphasised by the stocks and cranes dominating the image.
Looking down the causeway between two slipways. The vast size of the shipyards is emphasised by the stocks and cranes dominating the image.
A woman war worker machining pistons for a Rolls Royce aero engine.
A woman war worker machining pistons for a Rolls Royce aero engine.
Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs Chaulkey, a war worker in Britain, 1943.
Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs Chaulkey, a war worker in Britain, 1943.
A female railway worker employed during the First World War prepares to operate points for an oncoming train, 1918.
A female railway worker employed during the First World War prepares to operate points for an oncoming train, 1918.
A full-length portrait of a female Army Service Corps driver, wearing winter uniform.
A full-length portrait of a female Army Service Corps driver, wearing winter uniform.
Dredge corn, a mixture of oats and barley used for stock feeding, being harvested at Ralph Hoare's farm at Staverton in Devon, September 1942.
Dredge corn, a mixture of oats and barley used for stock feeding, being harvested at Ralph Hoare's farm at Staverton in Devon, September 1942.
Women working in an underground munitions factory at Liverpool, 1945.
Women working in an underground munitions factory at Liverpool, 1945.
Boy scouts, cubs and sea scouts collecting waste paper for salvage at Balderton, Nottinghamshire, 1944.
Boy scouts, cubs and sea scouts collecting waste paper for salvage at Balderton, Nottinghamshire, 1944.