Barrage balloon seams being cemented and inspected by women war workers – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Barrage balloon seams being cemented and inspected by women war workers, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Barrage balloon seams being cemented and inspected by women war workers
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Women war workers are shown cementing and inspecting the seams of a barrage balloon, the large tethered gas bags that were meant to keep low-flying enemy aircraft at bay over cities, harbors and industrial sites. The photograph dates to roughly 1941 to 1944, when American defense plants were turning out balloons and rubberized fabric at high volume and filling jobs that men had left for military service. Seam work like this demanded careful, even handling, because a single faulty join could let a balloon lose gas and fail in the air.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [between 1941 and 1944] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,011 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123450 |
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