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| Picture No | 10698731 |
| Date | 1917 |
| Description | Women as electricians WWI |
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Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men, even in those requiring highly technical knowledge. Here women running the St Marylebone Borough Electric Sub-station. Upper photograph: Operating the main switchboard and testing the current with a volt-meter. Lower photograph: Working on the meter-board for battery-charging.
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| Source | Photograph by L.N.A in 'The Illustrated War News', 14 March 1917, page 17 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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