File talk:Rosie the Riveter (Vultee) DS.jpg

There is no way this picture was taken in the 1940's

Then why would the library of congress date it as such? Schnarr  05:31, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

it seems to me that operating a hand drill with a bunch of large rings on your fingers just might not be a very good idea... --Elgaroo (talk) 06:08, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I think we should reconsider the appellation "real-life" Rosie the Riveter. The woman is fully made up and wearing rings. The photograph is obviously posed - you can tell by the stance of her body, she is not bracing properly to actually operate the tool. The fact that it's shot in colour - an expense even Hollywood often avoided at the time - suggests this is a model. Let's not forget the contrived lighting, the conveniently artful reflection in the sheet metal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.112.42.31 (talk) 12:00, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Still, an incredible and historically important picture, none the less. ataricom (talk) 21:40, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree, this image was absolutely NOT taken in the 40's, it's a recreation. The Library of Congress is just a library, they make errors like the rest of them. It was probably meant to recreate a scene *from* 1943. Notice there is no info given to identify the camera or film type. --159.121.4.169 (talk) 00:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

It is in fact real. Here are more like it, and some explanation. http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/?page=17 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asmoen (talk • contribs) 01:53, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure it is real, if probably staged, but I agree that it is an important, iconic photograph, and not missleading. Color photography was around much earlier than most people realise, as it wasn't until much later that it was relatively easy, cheap, and thus much more common. I've definately seen color footage from WWII at the very least. It was quite rare compared to B/W photography at the time, so we're not used to seeing it, but it did exist.

Obviously, women were doing this kind of work, and its documentation is quite historically important. I was just concerned that people might think it's safe to operate power tools with rings on, that's all.P --Elgaroo (talk) 20:09, 13 December 2008 (UTC)