Riveter Collection

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 1931. Steelworkers on girders of the Empire State Building, New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1931

The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence... Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H. Andrews, 1860

No 13 Shop, Wagon Frame Shop, late 1940s
In the centre of the image two men can be seen using rivet guns to rivet a wagon frame. To the left two younger men are heating the rivets in a furnace using tongs

Rosie The Riveter
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Rosie The Riveter, words and music by redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb. The image portrays the title character at work. Date: circa 1940s

Men and women make efficient operating teams... Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F

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

A rivet is her fighting weapon... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942
Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly... Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Bowen, a riveter, and Olsen, her supervisor, in the Assembly and Repair Dept. at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base... 1942
Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas

Answering the nations need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangement for the 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Answering the nations need for womanpower, Mrs. Virginia Davis made arrangement for the care of her two children during the day and joined her husband at work in the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi

Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, TX, 1942
Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma, used to do office work. Removing paper from pilots window(?), Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training... Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic in the Assembly and Repair Department at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, 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

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Women acting as mates to joiners making seaplane floats, 1914-19 (b / w photo)
STC359842 Women acting as mates to joiners making seaplane floats, 1914-19 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Metal leatherworking riveter by Little Giant, ca. 1850-1900
An iron Little Giant leatherworking riveter. The riveter has a long lever connected to the riveter that moves upward when the lever is pushed down. A threaded bolt sits directly above riveter

BRAZIER, 18TH CENTURY. Workers making cooking utensils and brass and copper vessels at a brazier. Copper engraving from L Encyclopedie of Denis Diderot, 18th century

Rosie the Riveter Steps Out. American cartoon, c1943, comment on the rising number of women employed in factories
WOMEN WORKERS CARTOON. Rosie the Riveter Steps Out. American cartoon, c1943, comment on the rising number of women employed in factories during World War II

Symbol of World War II American women workers, on a poster from the War Production Co-ordinating Committee
WWII: ROSIE THE RIVETER. Symbol of World War II American women workers, on a poster from the War Production Co-ordinating Committee

Building the Manhattan Bridge. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A. Beneker, 1909
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, 1909. Building the Manhattan Bridge. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A. Beneker, 1909

A woman riveter working on an A-20 Havoc light attack bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach
WORLD WAR II: RIVETER, 1942. A woman riveter working on an A-20 Havoc light attack bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California, October 1942. Photographed by Alfred T

Two women at work at the Douglas Aircraft Company factory in California, during World War II
DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT FACTORY. Two women at work at the Douglas Aircraft Company factory in California, during World War II

An African-American man and an Asian-American man at work at the Douglas Aircraft Company factory in Los Angeles
DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT FACTORY. An African-American man and an Asian-American man at work at the Douglas Aircraft Company factory in Los Angeles, California, during World War II

Riveting. Workmen installing part of an underground sewage system. Panel from the frieze Construction
STEA: SEWAGE WORKERS. Riveting. Workmen installing part of an underground sewage system. Panel from the frieze Construction, in the Bowery Bay Sewage Disposal Plant in Queens, New York

Women riveters working on bombers at the Chrysler Corporations De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit, Michigan
WWII: RIVETERS, 1942. Women riveters working on bombers at the Chrysler Corporations De Soto Bomber Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph, 1942

Its Our Fight, Too! : American World War II recruitment poster for women workers
U.S. WORLD WAR II POSTER. Its Our Fight, Too! : American World War II recruitment poster for women workers

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"Riveters: Building America's Skyline and Defending Freedom" In the towering heights of the Empire State Building, steelworkers fearlessly navigate girders, their riveting skills shaping the iconic New York City skyline in 1931. As World War II rages on, Rosie The Riveter emerges as a symbol of female empowerment. In the late 1940s at No 13 Shop, Wagon Frame Shop, men and women form efficient operating teams at Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach, California. Amidst the chaos of war production in 1942, riveting teams diligently work on cockpit shells at Douglas Aircraft Co. , ensuring aircraft strength and safety. Their dedication is captured by photographer Alfred T Palmer. A rivet becomes more than just a tool; it transforms into a fighting weapon for women like those stationed at Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. Howard Hollem immortalizes their determination as they contribute to national defense efforts. Bowen and Olsen exemplify teamwork as supervisor and riveter respectively. Together they assemble aircraft parts with precision and skill during wartime assembly operations at Corpus Christi's Air Base in 1942. Mrs. Virginia Davis stands proud among her fellow workers at Naval air base's assembly and repair department. Her commitment to answering the nation's need for womanpower shines through Howard Hollem’s lens. Virginia Davis makes arrangements to serve her country during this critical time – an inspiring example of patriotism that echoes across generations. Drilling tirelessly on a Liberator Bomber or working inside its fuselage becomes routine for Consolidated Aircraft Corp. 's employees in Fort Worth, Texas. Howard Hollem captures their unwavering focus as they contribute to victory against tyranny. From skyscrapers to military planes, these skilled individuals wielded their tools with expertise while leaving an indelible mark on history - building both physical structures that define our cities' skylines and defending the freedom we hold dear.