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#62 A woman factory worker makes canisters filled with smoke known as the “Wessex” Daylight Smoke Signals for use as distress flares on ships, 1941.

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#62 A woman factory worker makes canisters filled with smoke known as the “Wessex” Daylight Smoke Signals for use as distress flares on ships, 1941.

Women at Work: The Women who Kept Britain Going During World War II

#62 A woman factory worker makes canisters filled with smoke known as the “Wessex” Daylight Smoke Signals for use as distress flares on ships, 1941.

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