World War, 1939-1945 : Digital Archive Ontario

Mrs. Marion Kirk; Her husband is overseas.

Picture, 1942

Spent D-day at sea; Wren Mary Walker; a former employee of The Daily Star business office; who was on her way to England to serve with the W.R.C.N.S. on D-day.

Picture, 1944

Toronto me; women; boys and girls who pass aptitude tests find themselves building planes. Starting her test is Jean Secor.

Picture, Date Unknown

These Girls are Wrapping wing fillets at Moulded Aircraft Ltd.; Brantford; where Avro-Anson plane fuselages are made from slabs of Ontario pine and poplar.

Picture, 1943

Nations; rich in resources; were appealed to by the pope to institute food rationing to help ease the threat of world famine. These children playing in wawr bombed Warsaw; Polaw; know the pangs of hunger and will suffer malnutrition without help for their country

Picture, 1946

Canada is dealing with the U.S. as a free and equal partner in the defence of the northern half of this hemisphere; official sources said. Members of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense; Canada and United States; are seen at Dayton; Ohio

Picture, 1942

And Doug Vaisey (RIGHT) Vaisey belonged to the editorial staff and is serving with the R.C.A.F. At present he's stationed at a western Canada training centre. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1940

An aptitude for unusual tasks is the first step to work in a war work plant. This test consists of putting together correctly a sheet-metal jig-saw puzzle. If you do this quickly and deftly you are capable of doing more intricate important work.

Picture, 1942

Lancaster over "Fair for Britain", Toronto, Ont.

Picture, 1942

Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith; Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off the production line presented to Col. R. B. Smith; officer commanding the Ontario Tank Regiment; Oshawa; at a ceremony at shift change Saturday afternoon.

Picture, 1944

Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt; this smiling miss; in the same Quebec plant; is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels.

Picture, 1941

Soviets say Thanks; let's hear from you-Write to Russia sweeps U.S.; The thanks of Russia for help sent and their expressed desire to hear from Americans who are helping them; started a Write to Russia campaign which is sweeping the U.S. The objective is 5;000;000 letters from individual Americans to individual Russians. [Incomplete]

Picture, 1943

Utility salvage bag

Ephemera, 1942

What these three talk about is of great importance to the final stages of the war against Japan; the post-war world and Canada's part in both. Though Roosevelt and Churchill dominate; a definite part in the conference is played by Canada's premier.

Picture, 1944

Star man to R.C.A.F.; Allam Rey. Vanzant; 20; formerly of the sales staff of The Star; who has enlisted in the R.C.A.F.; and is stationed at Manning depot.

Picture, 1941

No optical illusions will fool Mrs. Harriet Horseman; who is making a parallax test. The supplies which the girl inspectors must pass or reject go to United Nations' forces in all parts of the world.

Picture, 1942

As never before; women are running the entire scale of jobs in Canadian war industry. Grinding; welding; assembling; drilling punching; pressing; packing; shaping on machines big and small are jobs for women today. This girl is an expert on a grinding wheel. She is working on an airplane part.

Picture, 1941

Wm Taylor

Picture, 1943

Hitler, Adolf

Picture, 1940

Tools For Britain are rolling out in ever-increasing numbers from Canada's factories; and 24 United States newspapermen saw them roll yesterday at General Motors Oshawa Plant. Here some of them see the cab of an army truck; being readied for shipment.

Picture, 1941

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Mrs. Marion Kirk; Her husband is overseas.

Spent D-day at sea; Wren Mary Walker; a former employee of The Daily Star business office; who was on her way to England to serve with the W.R.C.N.S. on D-day.

Toronto me; women; boys and girls who pass aptitude tests find themselves building planes. Starting her test is Jean Secor.

These Girls are Wrapping wing fillets at Moulded Aircraft Ltd.; Brantford; where Avro-Anson plane fuselages are made from slabs of Ontario pine and poplar.

Nations; rich in resources; were appealed to by the pope to institute food rationing to help ease the threat of world famine. These children playing in wawr bombed Warsaw; Polaw; know the pangs of hunger and will suffer malnutrition without help for their country

Canada is dealing with the U.S. as a free and equal partner in the defence of the northern half of this hemisphere; official sources said. Members of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense; Canada and United States; are seen at Dayton; Ohio

And Doug Vaisey (RIGHT) Vaisey belonged to the editorial staff and is serving with the R.C.A.F. At present he's stationed at a western Canada training centre. [Incomplete]

An aptitude for unusual tasks is the first step to work in a war work plant. This test consists of putting together correctly a sheet-metal jig-saw puzzle. If you do this quickly and deftly you are capable of doing more intricate important work.

Lancaster over "Fair for Britain", Toronto, Ont.

Putting order into the chaos of bullets brought to her by a travelling belt; this smiling miss; in the same Quebec plant; is as nonchalant as if she were only packing caramels.

Utility salvage bag

What these three talk about is of great importance to the final stages of the war against Japan; the post-war world and Canada's part in both. Though Roosevelt and Churchill dominate; a definite part in the conference is played by Canada's premier.

Star man to R.C.A.F.; Allam Rey. Vanzant; 20; formerly of the sales staff of The Star; who has enlisted in the R.C.A.F.; and is stationed at Manning depot.

No optical illusions will fool Mrs. Harriet Horseman; who is making a parallax test. The supplies which the girl inspectors must pass or reject go to United Nations' forces in all parts of the world.

As never before; women are running the entire scale of jobs in Canadian war industry. Grinding; welding; assembling; drilling punching; pressing; packing; shaping on machines big and small are jobs for women today. This girl is an expert on a grinding wheel. She is working on an airplane part.

Wm Taylor

Hitler, Adolf

Tools For Britain are rolling out in ever-increasing numbers from Canada's factories; and 24 United States newspapermen saw them roll yesterday at General Motors Oshawa Plant. Here some of them see the cab of an army truck; being readied for shipment.

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