Welcome
to the War Records-Manufacturing (WRM) series of photographs.
On this website you will find images of black and white photographs
taken during the Second World War by the Wartime
Information Board, whose photographic operations were later
transferred to the National Film Board. This series spans seven
years, from 1939 to 1945, and documents the roles of Canadian
civilians in the Second World War industrial effort.
This
series is one of several War Records series taken by the National
Film Board detailing particular aspects of Canada's home front
during the Second World War. The 2,870 images on this website
are only part of the WRM series and consist of nitrate-based negatives,
an unstable and volatile medium. The complete series contains
over 5,000 images, and the remaining images were taken on safety
film.
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Although the series was originally produced to encourage participation
and support of the Canadian war effort, the photographs now document
shifts within Canadian society at the time. As a result of the
war, for example, women entered the work force en masse for the
first time in Canadian history, and the economy grew significantly
through increased industrial production.
In
the Highlights' section of this
site you will find a selection of images arranged under three
sections: Industries, Photographers and Themes. In addition, you
can click on the Search' section of the site to perform
a keyword search and browse through 2,880 images from the WRM
series. Explore these rich themes and images!
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