War workers at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey, Essex

Photograph taken 1914-1918 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: bb94/08006

Two female workers at the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey during World War I pose for a photograph. They wear the safety clothing supplied by the factory, and the woman on the right (Miss Kiddy) wears a triangular war workers badge.

Location

Essex Waltham Abbey

Period

World War One (1914 - 1919)

Themes

Interior showing women and girls at work. The majority are seated at tables preparing fruit. Others are standing at a wooden shelf to one side sieving fruit. In the foreground are tubs of apples awaiting preparation.

War workers at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey, Essex

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