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Alfred Palmer Collection

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Welder making boilers for a ship

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Akron, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Akron, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Akron, Ohio

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: The Midday Rest

The Midday Rest
Painting titled The Midday Rest by Alfred Palmer. Alfred Palmer (1852-1936) an English painter and member of the Palmer family

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Toledo, Ohio. Intense heat is needed to melt the inorganic ingredients of the batch from which Fiberglas insulation wool is manufactured

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Smoke stacks, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Smoke stacks, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Smoke stacks

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: F. W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach

F. W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach
F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Girl inspector confers with a worker as she

Girl inspector confers with a worker as she makes a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: With careful Douglas training, women do

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training

Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: The careful hands of women are trained in

The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elem

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Carefully trained women inspectors check

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport

Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Lieutenant 'Mike'Hunter

Lieutenant "Mike"Hunter
Lieutenant " Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assemblies

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women are trained to do precise

Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company

Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)

A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)
A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e. B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1, 200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign

Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Girl worker at lunch also absorbing Calif

Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A noontime rest for a full-fledged

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach

Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company enjoy a well-earned lunch period, Long Beach, Calif. Nacelle parts of a heavy bomber form the background

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company

Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Men and women make efficient operating teams

Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assem

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field

Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A marine glider pilot in training

A marine glider pilot in training, a lieutenant, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine with the training gliders at Page Field

Marine with the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps gliders being towed from Page Field

Marine Corps gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towplane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane at page Field

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane at page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine gliders being towed from Page Field

Marine gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows

Marine lieutenant by the power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris, Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Preparing for take-off at the glider pilot training program

Preparing for take-off at the glider pilot training program, Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine statue at Parris Island, S

Marine statue at Parris Island, S.C. Statue called " Iron Mike" by recruits

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane for

Marine lieutenant, pilot with the power towing plane for the training gliders at page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine with the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine glider pilot at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine glider pilot at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine glider pilot at Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A Marine Corps glider being towed by a power plane from Page Field

A Marine Corps glider being towed by a power plane from Page Field, at Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out of Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris Island

Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field

Marine power plane which tows the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field

Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. Power towing plane in background

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine glider in training at Page Field

Marine glider in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make element

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenants studying glider piloting at Page Field

Marine lieutenants studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Smoke stack of TVA chemical plant where elemental

Smoke stack of TVA chemical plant where elemental phosphorus is made, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: U. S. Marine Band drummer, probably at the Marine Barracks

U. S. Marine Band drummer, probably at the Marine Barracks
U.S. Marine Band drummer, probably at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. Photograph shows Charles Owen, a marimba soloist with the United States Marine Band and timpanist with the U.S

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field

Marine glider pilot in training at Page Field, is watching take-offs, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: TVA chemical plant, where elemental phosphorus is made

TVA chemical plant, where elemental phosphorus is made, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: U. S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon

U. S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon
U.S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making

A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Training gliders at the Marine [Corp]s Page Field

Training gliders at the Marine [Corp]s Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for

Marine lieutenants, pilots, by the power tow-plane for the training gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine parachuting at Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field

Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing

U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing
[U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing airplane, probably Langley field, Virginia]

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Eight generator units in the generator room of a new

Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Generator works at the winding of a generator stator

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: In North Americans modern machine shop

In North Americans modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Men working on telephone lines

Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant

Background imageAlfred Palmer Collection: Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C



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EDITORS COMMENTS

Alfred T Palmer, a talented photographer known for his captivating images captured during World War II and beyond. His lens immortalized the essence of American industry and the spirit of its people. In 1942, at North American Aviation, Inc in Inglewood, California, Palmer documented the meticulous preparation of P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes. These powerful machines were being readied to take flight and defend our nation's freedom. During that same year, he also turned his camera towards Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp in Akron and Toledo, Ohio. Through his lens, he showcased the ingenuity and innovation behind this revolutionary material. From manufacturing processes to workers' dedication, Palmer highlighted how fibreglass was shaping industries across America. Palmer's work extended beyond industrial settings as well. In 1972 at the Senior Manx Grand Prix held on the Isle of Man, he captured Alfred "Triumph" Palmer racing with sheer determination etched on his face. This image encapsulated the thrill and passion that drives individuals to push their limits. His photographs also shed light on women's contribution during wartime efforts. At Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California in 1942, female inspectors conferred with workers while ensuring quality control standards were met. They meticulously inspected aircraft parts under Palmer's watchful eye. But it wasn't just inspection roles that women took on; they were trained as engine mechanics too. With careful guidance from Douglas Aircraft Company trainers in Long Beach - these women defied stereotypes by mastering complex machinery. Palmer didn't just capture moments; he celebrated them too. He photographed American mothers and sisters working alongside men at Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach - showcasing unity amidst adversity. Through Alfred T Palmer's lens emerged a narrative of resilience and progress - a testament to human potential even during challenging times. His photographs continue to inspire generations with their timeless beauty and unwavering spirit.

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