#17 oct.

Amelia Thomala, one of the women taking men's jobs during World War II, October 17, 1943. She is framed between two wing tips, at the plant in Mineola. The tops are bowed for better stabilization.

Danny Kaye gives Eleanor Roosevelt a big assist as they blow out candles on a huge birthday cake at a dinner of the American Association for the United Nations, October 17, 1955. The dinner marked the start of the 10th United Nations Week celebrations.

Mrs. Roosevelt, chairman of the Association's Board of Governors, presented an award to Kaye in recognition of his accomplishment in advancing the purposes and principles of the U.N. by helping the children of the world in the film "Assignment Children."

This is what that flamboyant showman Mike Todd calls “an intimate affair for a few chums.” What it really is is Madison Square Garden decked out in spangles and balloons for a spectacular salute to the first anniversary of his prize-winning motion picture Around the World in 80 Days. Todd invited 18,000 people to the gala affair on October 17, 1957.

Women at war: May Verity stacks a pile of “nose skins” in Mineola, October 17, 1943. They were made of mahogany plywood, 3/32 of an inch thick and formed the leading edge of a glider's wing.