Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship, and railroad parts. Making mold for armor plates to be tested on proving ground. The flask, or metal frame is placed over the flask, and two men press it down with air hammers

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship, and railroad parts. Mold department. After molds have been pounded with air hammer, women put heads on the molds, that is put extra protective sand on top, and insert the cut core (round funnel to left of woman in foregound) through which mol

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship, and railroad parts. Sand slinger operated by a woman. Sand is forced onto pattern with air pressure. The operator wears safety goggles and a dust-proof noseguard to protect herself from ricocheting sand and must rest every twenty minutes or s

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship and railroad parts. Sand slinger operated by a woman. Sand is forced onto pattern with air pressure. The operator wears safety goggles and a dust-proof noseguard to protect herself from ricocheting sand and must rest every twenty minutes or so

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship, and railroad parts. Woman and man chainman loading rough castings of truck trains for railroad cars on a five-ton crane, also operated by a woman

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. These huge machines cut and slice imperfections from steel castings, in this case, gun barrels. They are manned by a man and a woman helper in the processing department of Republic Steel

Manpower. Americans all.

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.