pictures@maryevans.com | +44(0)20 8318 0034
 ABOUT  EXPLORE    BLOGS  CONTACT  LOG IN   SIGN UP




Picture No 10217479
Date 1916
Description French female munitions worker making powder primers 1916
Details

A photograph of a female munitions worker, as she makes the primers and other associated percussion cap parts for shells, in a French munitions factory. Women were favoured for this work as their hands were small. In England, the women who filled shells were known as 'Canaries' because the chemicals used to make the explosives, turned their skin yellow.
Source Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 29 January 1916, page 149
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Restrictions

Thank you for visiting our website.

If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034.

If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here.

ABOUT How to use us
Our history
Usage examples
Newsletter
Testimonials
PICTURES Artists' directory
Celebrity Anniversaries
Historical Anniversaries
Contributor Collections
Mood boards
Buy prints
SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
CONTACT / LEGAL Contact us
Terms & conditions
Privacy policy
Cookies
Unsubscribe