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In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun
In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun

In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun

Date4/12/1943
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  • In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka; they're just so many components of a Sten gun. In the hands of avenging patriots supporting out invading forces; they'll make a weapon of woe to the Axis.
  • In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka, they're just so many components of a Sten gun
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Original Toronto Star caption: In gentle hands like those of Irene Mahon and Vicki Pokrifka; they're just so many components of a Sten gun. In the hands of avenging patriots supporting out invading forces; they'll make a weapon of woe to the Axis.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018986F
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      War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
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