B/W print; Mrs Bowen, auxiliary plant assistant, operating machinery at Neasden power station, by Topical Press, 1942

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Reference number	1998/68312
Description	Mrs Bowen, an auxiliary plant assistant, operates machinery at Neasden power station during the Second World War. Women joined the workforce in large numbers after the start of the war to replace men called up into the armed forces. Many women undertook jobs that would previously have been regarded as exclusively men's work.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	1 Jul 1942
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U33984
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	People Women
Completeness	70% 70% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	mm
  Width	mm
  Descriptive size	8x6ins

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 1 Jul 1942

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Brent,
  Location	Neasden, Brent NW10