A woman in World War I filling shrapnels with bullets.

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

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2BX557X

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55.5 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)

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4958 x 3911 px | 42 x 33.1 cm | 16.5 x 13 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1 January 1917

Location:

, , Germany

Photographer:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Worker in the Krupp munitions company, 1917. A woman in World War I filling shrapnels with bullets. Date created: 01/01/1917-31/12/1917

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A woman in World War I filling shrapnels with bullets.

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