Item 5763 - Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917

Item 5763 - Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917
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Item 5763
Women at work at the Portland Company, ca. 1917
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Women at the Portland Company inspect 8-inch howitzer shells (208 mm) for use in World War I.

The Portland Company made the shells, which were then packed in pairs in wooden boxes for shipment to a central depot to be filled with an explosive compound.

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