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Black and white photograph of three young female factory workers wearing overalls. They are in skirts rather than trousers.

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Three Young Female Factory Workers in Leeds in WW1

Three young female workers at the Barnbow Munitions Factory in Leeds, during the First World War. The factory was officially known as ‘National Filling Factory No. 1’

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