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Production

As the war progressed, Canada became a major producer of munitions, planes, tanks, and other materials for the allied forces.

In addition to these still images, you may wish to check out the section regarding women as there are images and video clips of women working in the factories assembling various pieces of equipment.
11328_lancaster_1220.jpg Ceremonies for Avro-Lancaster bomber, National Steel Car, 1942
Gordon W. Powley
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 5-1-0-91-7
Archives of Ontario, I0011328
2980_assembly_line_2020.jpg Airplane assembly line inside the plant, Canadian Car and Foundry Co., [ca. 1940]
Photographer unknown Canadian Car and Foundry collection. Black and white print
Reference Code: C 190-5-0-0-21
Archives of Ontario, I0002980
16683_measuring_cloth_820.jpg Tip Top Tailor making uniforms
Gordon W. Powley
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 109-2-0-18
Archives of Ontario, I0016683
8800_lathe_820.jpg Bofors Anti-aircraft guns, Hamilton, April 11, 1941
Gordon W. Powley
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 109-2-0-18
Archives of Ontario, I0008800
8802_plating_bath_1020.jpg Bofors Anti-aircraft guns, Hamilton, April 11, 1941
Gordon W. Powley
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 109-2-0-18
Archives of Ontario, I0008802
2724_crane_520.jpg Ship being built in Toronto, [ca. 1945]
Gordon W. Powley
Black and white negative
Reference Code: C 5-1-0-102-4
Archives of Ontario, I0002724
pa-116093lg.jpg Cartridge production department of the Dominion Arsenal, Saint-Malo, Quebec, April 1942.

National Film Board / National Archives of Canada, PA-116093.
pa-142076lg.jpg Diamond T tractor-trailer transporters hauling Sherman tanks of the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, Manfredonia, Italy, 12 October 1943.

Photo by Dwight E. Dolan. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-142076.
PA-174507lg.jpg Workmen constructing 25-pounder guns in Sorel, 1941.

Photo by Nicholas Morant. National Film Board of Canada / National Archives of Canada, PA-174507.
PA-052613lg.jpg Building corvettes at the Kingston Shipbuilding Co. in Kingston, Ontario, August 1943.

National Archives of Canada, PA-052613.
PA-116084lg.jpg Building merchant ships in Vancouver, 17 December 1941.

Photo by Nicolas Morant. National Film Board / National Archives of Canada, PA-116084.

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