Name/TitlePhotograph: Munitions Workers
About this objectBlack and white group photograph in a (badly damaged) olive green mount with the photographer's details (Whyte & Sons) in the bottom right corner. The photograph is taken inside a building and features 17 female munitions workers in long tunics and caps, flanked by two men in suits. In the middle of the front row are another two men in suits, a slightly older woman wearing a hat and a young boy in kilt dress.
Note: images slightly cropped around edges
MakerWhyte & Sons
Maker RolePhotographer
Date Made1914-18
PeriodFirst World War
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Place NotesWhyte & Sons, 20 Union Street, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card and paper
Inscription and MarksOn back, in pencil: "Jean Kincaid"
Added in pen: "Working in munitions in 1914-18 war"
Stamped below: "Whyte & Sons, 20 Union Street, Glasgow"
MeasurementsH: 253 x W: 304 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history
Subject and Association KeywordsFirst World War
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's war work
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePhotograph
Object numberGWL-2011-10-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved