Broadway Avenue
A view looking north on Broadway Avenue from Douglas Avenue in 1943 shows sidewalks and streets bustling with citizens drawn to the dozens of shops, cafes, and theaters in the heart of the city.
National Defense Training School
National Defense Training School, 1943. Vocational instructors taught skills including welding, sheet metal, and riveting. Defense plants offered the same pay to men and women after the completion of training.
Inside a B-29
Women and men worked around the clock in Wichita’s aircraft plants to meet wartime contracts. These technicians are installing wiring to controls of a Boeing B-29 airplane.
B-29s
Row of B-29s at Boeing’s Wichita plant, 1944.
