| AMERICAN WAACS Great footage of American WAACs working in railway yard - wearing trousers! | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5124 | |
| Catalog #: | 366111 | |
| Clip Number: | 366111-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 76 M | |
| Timecode: | 01:32:36 - 01:33:44 | |
| Location: | United States of America | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA MILITARY: Women WORLD WAR ONE, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | World War One. Military.Women war workers in USA - WAAC's (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) working at railroad yard. Shot of 2 women in FG pushing a "cart" of sorts that goes along train tracks; a train standing on track in BG; other women working alongside train; one of them wielding a huge sledgehammer. They all wear pants and loose shirts. 2 women push another wagon; loaded with boards. Area with a lot of boards stacked; workers are carrying them off. 3 women push train car wheels with axle along the train tracks. Painting a building - an older lady in long skirt comes up to watch. Finally; shot of some women hammering nails in boards on sawhorses. Carpentry; labor; sex roles; homefront. | |
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