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

Buffalo, New York. Women have entirely replaced men as chainmen or "hookers" in the finishing department of Republic Steel. "Hookers" place slings and chains around material to be hoisted by cranes so that it can be moved to another section of the plant or loaded onto freight trains

Buffalo, New York. After placing chains around steel bars, "hookers" give signal to the crane operator to hoist in the finishing department of Republic Steel

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. In the finishing department of Republic Steel. Gladys Chase (left), former beautician, using an acetylene torch to burn defects from a twenty-foot steel billet which will later be shaped into a machine gun barrel. It takes six months to learn this process, which is called scarfing

Buffalo, New York. Esther O'Hara, twenty-six, is a shearman's helper trimming defects from machine gun barrels at Republic Steel. She prefers her job to housework

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.

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, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship and railroad parts. Operator of a five-ton crane in the finishing department who operated a crane in the same plant in the last war