Canadian War Industry
during the Second World War

Highlights of the Collection

Select one of the following subjects for a selection of images from the WRM series. Click on the images in each section to link directly to additional information on the individual items. You will find further information about these images under the Photographers and Themes subjects, and direct links from the text to digitized images.

• Industries
• Photographer's Showcase
• Themes

Industries

• Armaments and munitions manufacture
• Aluminum and steel production
• Shipbuilding, launches and repair
• Army motorized vehicles and tank production
• The Shipshaw Power Development project
• Lumbering and pulp processing
• Clothing factories
• Construction and housing projects
• Scientific innovation

Photographer's Showcase

• Nicholas Morant
• Harry Rowed (Henry Newton Rowed)
• Women Photographers: Pearl Samment and Elyse Gagnon

Themes

• Women go to Work
• Private/Public Lives
• Plant Safety/Care of Worker
• Beauty in a Time of War
• On the Lighter Side

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