Assembly Line Collection (#2)

Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif
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

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA
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

In North Americans modern machine shop... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
In North Americans modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Metal parts are placed on masonite by... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Metal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

On North Americans outdoor assembly line... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif
On North Americans outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 fighter prior to spraying the olive-drab camouflage of the U.S. Army, North American Aviation, Inc

Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneu... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneumatic numbering machine in North Americans sheet metal department, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a... 1942
Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a wing for a P-51 fighter plane

Employees on the "Sunshine"assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Employees on the " Sunshine" assembly line at North Americans plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing... Vultees Nashville... Tennessee, 1943
Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the " Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee

Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942
Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships on the outdoor assembly line, North

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. It performs at the 25, 000-foot ceiling

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942
Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942
B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making... Nashville, Tenn. 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well of an inner wing before the installation of the landing gear, Nashville, Tenn

Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif

Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. [Inglewood], Calif

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
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

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane

A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a western aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. A front section of the plane shows in the background

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Duke is a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair dept

Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress... Consolidated Aircraft Corp
Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress. She has a brother in the air corps. She is working on transport parts in the hand mill, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif

Women become skilled shop technicians... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated, working over the landing gear mechanism of a P-51 fighter plane, Inglewood, Calif. The mechanism resembles a small cannon

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif

Henry Ford, 1919 (b / w photo)
5848250 Henry Ford, 1919 (b/w photo) by Hartsook, Fred (1876-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: (1863-1947) American automobile manufacturer, founder of Ford Motor Company

Women working in factory, Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front
STC255935 Women working in factory, Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Shell Making, Edinburgh, from British Artists at the Front
STC255971 Shell Making, Edinburgh, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Tanks at Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front
STC255937 Tanks at Newcastle, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Workers in Plating Department, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, USA, c
5042858 Workers in Plating Department, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, USA, c.1902 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Soldier trainees work on "Flying Patch, "a Currtiss "Warhawk"
5895273 Soldier trainees work on " Flying Patch, " a Currtiss " Warhawk" fighter plane without engine or tail assembly, with simulated bullet holes and patches

Bren guns being finished and assembled in one of the government
HJA360606 Bren guns being finished and assembled in one of the governments small-arms factories, from The Illustrated War News, published 22nd November 1939 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scene at a Clyde Shipyard, (Messrs Beardmore & Co), from British Artists at the Front
STC255976 Scene at a Clyde Shipyard, (Messrs Beardmore & Co), from British Artists at the Front, continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Women sewing teddy bears in a factory, c. 1915 (b / w photo)
1219464 Women sewing teddy bears in a factory, c.1915 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Tank production for the Ministry of supply is now in full swing in various parts of the country. (Picture) Tank production going at full speed. Circa 13th July 1941

Tanks under construction at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Llanishen. 17th April 1951

The one millionth Ford engine made at the Ford Engine Plant in Bridgend, Wales. Picture shows the engine on the assembly line

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"Revolutionizing Industry: Diego Rivera's Assembly Line Masterpiece" Step into the world of Diego Rivera's iconic mural at The Detroit Institute of Arts, where he immortalized the American automobile industry in 1932-1933. With meticulous detail, Rivera captures the essence production that forever changed manufacturing. In the central scene, we witness Henry Ford himself alongside dedicated workers at one of his plants. Their synchronized movements and tireless efforts symbolize the birth of mass production and its impact on society, and is a testament to human ingenuity and innovation. Edsel B. Ford and William Valentiner are also featured in this masterpiece, showcasing their pivotal roles in shaping this thriving industry. Their presence reminds us that behind every successful venture lies visionary leaders who drive progress forward. As we delve deeper into this captivating artwork, we encounter elongated assembly tracks at Jaguar Cars' Browns Lane facility—a visual representation of precision and efficiency. These tracks tell a story of craftsmanship and attention to detail that has become synonymous with luxury automotive brands like Jaguar. Meanwhile, Triumph car production in Coventry spans over 50 years—an enduring legacy etched into history through countless vehicles rolling off the assembly line. This quiet culmination signifies not only technological advancements but also generations united by their love for automobiles. At Solihull's Land Rover plant, an extraordinary milestone unfolds as the millionth Land Rover emerges from the assembly line—proof that dedication to quality can withstand time's test. Each vehicle carries with it dreams fulfilled and adventures yet to come. Beyond automobiles, other industries have embraced assembly lines as well—the Novolipetsk Steel PAO steel mill showcases a slab of steel gracefully gliding down its own industrial pathway—a mesmerizing dance between man and machine creating building blocks for our modern world. Rootes Group factory workers on Rapier track demonstrate how diverse sectors harness assembly lines for various purposes—each worker contributing their unique skill set towards a common goal, and is a testament to the power of collaboration and teamwork.