Shell packing room and conveyors, Leeds, 1919. Creator: Unknown.
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Shell packing room and conveyors, Leeds, 1919. From "The story of Barnbow" by R.H. Gummer, Chief Engineer, detailing the history and war work of the No. 1 National Filling Factory in Leeds, which was built in 1915 during the First World War, and employed many women to fill shells with high explosives. An explosion in 1916 killed 35 women outright, maiming and injuring dozens more.
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- Unknown, attributed to: :
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- RH Gummer: (British?): Author, Chief Engineer
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World Europe United Kingdom England West Yorkshire Leeds Leeds
- 53 48 00 N , 001 35 00 W
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Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry
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History & Politics War & Military Wartime
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5560x3066
File Size : 49,943kb
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