P00784.171 Accession Number: P00784.171

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c. 1944. A woman employed by the Munitions Supply Laboratories fits a pistol grip to an Owen sub-machine gun. Many operations in the manufacture of this Australian designed weapon were performed by female workers. (This image appears on page 219 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.171
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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