Buffalo, New York. Laura Czaya painting snubbers, a part of railroad car couplers at Symington-Gould. She is of Polish descent and formerly worked at Gould Battery. Previously she was forelady of a WPA (Work Projects Administration) sewing project. Her husband is in the Army

Buffalo, New York. Symongton-Gould, makers of tank, ship and railroad parts. This woman is a skin dryer. After head has been put on mold, it is covered with a delta wash which makes a hard finish. Skin dryers dry off this surface with the flame of an oil torch

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship and railroad parts. Woman operator of a five ton crane picking up rough castings of truck train for railroads. She operated this same crane in the last war; in between was a housewife

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, sand slinger operator at rest. Notice sand on her face

Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Julia Sabo, thirty-five, mother of three children, employed as a machinist's helper in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards, earning seventy-two cents per hour. She is splicing a reclaimed air brake hose

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Frances O'Neil, a "hooker," has been with Republic Steel since December, 1942. Hookers place slings and chains around material to be hoisted by the crane

Mrs. Agnes Glunt, mother of a child four years old, employed as a rivet heater in the Pitcairn, Pennsylvania Railroad 8d30161v

Buffalo, New York. Gladys Chase, thirty-five, was a beautician for thirteen years before becoming a scarfer. Scarfing is the removing of breaks, seams, cracks, lap wells and defects from steel billets by the use of a burning torch and takes six months to learn this process which is called scarfing

Buffalo, NY. Symington-Gould, maker of ship, tank, and railroad parts. Operator of a 5 ton crane in the Finishing Department who operated a crane in the same plant in the last war.