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[ New Search ] Women Learning Welding Location : New York, NY Agency : NYA Credits : Corsini (Photographer) Owner : NARA (SPB) Medium : B&W Photo Control Number : RG 119-S-20-2128-1 Enlarged Image Description : A group of young women are shown in the welding shop of the NYA Work Experience Center, 43-02 Ditmars Boulevard. The young women are being assigned to the mechanical and metal trades work shops to give them experience in defense activities. The center, the largest of its kind in the country, employs more than 3,000 young men and women in its automobile repair, sheet metal, furniture repair, upholstery, welding, sewing and painting shops. Listed Under: [NYA][Defense Projects]