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Cotton clothing is the order of the day for these Canadian girls working in war plants
Cotton clothing is the order of the day for these Canadian girls working in war plants

Cotton clothing is the order of the day for these Canadian girls working in war plants

Date11/8/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cotton clothing is the order of the day for these Canadian girls working in war plants. At night; left; the girls often stay in character and knit for soldiers.
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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_0019356F
Large group of smiling women coming off train 
Crews of Canadian girls commute each day by special trian to one of Canada's great war plants
Star Newspaper Service
11/9/1940
Operating a milling machine, Jean McRae, Newton-brook, is one of the few single girls working in the plant
Operating a milling machine, Jean McRae, Newton-brook, is one of the few single girls working in the plant
James, Norman
3/11/1943
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/1/1943
It's the real thing for members of the parliamentary committee touring war plants
It's the real thing for members of the parliamentary committee touring war plants
James, Norman
1/1/1942
Donna Wade sends music to 20 war plants
Donna Wade sends music to 20 war plants
Powley, Gordon W.
7/24/1943
Binoculars and parachutes are study for these girls in war effort, On many fronts the Canadian girl is giving her best to help the war such as the bin(...)
Binoculars and parachutes are study for these girls in war effort, On many fronts the Canadian girl is giving her best to help the war such as the bin(...)
James, Norman
3/14/1942
Handle With Care is the motto of the girls as they pack cordite is silk bags in a munitions plant
Handle With Care is the motto of the girls as they pack cordite is silk bags in a munitions plant
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/28/1942
''The Stewart Girls'' as they are known at the plant, look over a shell which they helped make
''The Stewart Girls'' as they are known at the plant, look over a shell which they helped make
General Engineering Company (Canada)
8 March 1943
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
After shift hours from her work at General Engineering, Scarboro, Hilda Reid spends time at her plot in the plant's big allotment
General Engineering Company (Canada)
10 July 1944
As Dainty as if she were in a business office, this young lady working in a munition plant somewhere in the province of Quebec is concentrating on her job of testing bullets
As Dainty as if she were in a business office, this young lady working in a munition plant somewhere in the province of Quebec is concentrating on her job of testing bullets
Toronto Star (Firm)
11/1/1945
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
Toronto Star (Firm)
9/1/1943
Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt, this smiling miss, in the same Quebec plant, is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels
Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt, this smiling miss, in the same Quebec plant, is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels
James, Norman
11/15/1941