Real-Life Rosie the Riveter
The Library of Congress has begun using photo-sharing site Flickr to upload about 3,000 stunning historical images from the 14 million the agency has in its collections. They include this amazing image of a real-life Rosie the Riveter during World War II:
In case you've forgotten, here's the iconic Rosie image from a poster promoting the war effort:
(Hat tip: BoingBoing)
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Where's the earplugs? Where's the goggles? Where's the hardhat? Where's the OSHA inspector?
Robert L. Duecaster Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:06 AMThis photo shows us why the greatest generation can barely hear or see the generations that have followed. They thought that the sacrifices they made then would pay off in the future, and for the most part they are correct. We now are required to have all the safety gear listed above, its just sad that they lost so much to give us what we have.
Rick Stahl Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 2:46 PMI say that it was great for them to do so, for the war effort and help out our troops and nation! Most themen were in the service and gone fighting.
It also proved that many things can be accomplished if we work together (considering the US was behind in military equipment at the start of the war).
DoD Civ Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 10:37 AMkewl
michelle Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1:24 PM