ERNEST A. MILLS FAMILY COLLECTION
PHOTOGRAPHS
Mills Manufacturing, New York -  Loose Photographs.  Manufacturing of Fragmentation Bomb Parachutes for WWII.
**Note regarding "parafrag" [23 lb M4D Fragmentation Bomb]  bombs used in WWII. The canisters shown contained the parachute which opens when the pin is released.  The bombs were stabilized by parachutes and :were fitted with impact-type instantaneous-action fuzes [sic]. The bomb [screwed to the base of the canister,] explodes instantaneously on impact, projecting a large number of fragments at high velocity." The use of parachutes allowed the planes to move safely away from the concussion zone. [Army training manual, TM 9-1900.  See page 138 for diagram]
Box	Folder	Item I.D. #mills_loose_photos	Description	Thumbnail
1	05	_001	Table and cord for parachute
		_002	Table with cords for parachute
		_003	Table and cord for parachute (duplicate of 001)
		_004	Woman standing at table with cords and parts of a parachute
		_005	Workroom-parachute at sewing machine in foreground
		_006	Workroom with parachute parts hanging from ceiling
		_007	Workroom with parachutes piled and on tables
		_008	Workroom with small table and work areas
		_009	Workroom with small table and parachutes
		_010	Bag top with apparatus at top
		_011	Woman standing, pulling cords at table
		_012	Woman worker with parachute
		_013	Woman's hands: block, scissors
		_014	Ernst A. Mills, center, foreground
		_015	Woman's two hands with a canister on table
		_016	photo missing
		_017	Woman working on parachute
		_018	Hand and parachute detail
		_019	Woman with parachute on table
		_020	Woman standing at table rolling parachute
		_021	Woman standing with parachute on table
		_022	Woman standing at table folding parachute
		_023	Woman standing at table folding parachute and chords
		_024	Cannister and woman's hand inserting pin [?] Wrench on table
		_025	Table site. Assembling parachute canister. Wrench to side.
		_026	Woman standing at table with canister.-Wrench on table
		_027	Table site. Assembling parachute canister-wrench in foreground (duplicate of 025)
		_028	Woman standing and leaning into canister on table
		_029	Woman's hands holding cord
		_030	Woman's hands holding cord (close view)
		_031	Woman's two hands and scissors and cord. (close view)
		_032	Hand dipping cord end into [wax?] pot (close view)
		_033	Hands packing a parachute canister.
		_034	Scale with hook attached to wall used to weigh the canister.  The weight of the small fragmentation bomb canister was to a required specification.
		_035	Container of packed parachute units (12)
		_036	Parachute on table with woman's hands stamping chute and cords to side.
		_037	Stenciling information on a parachute canister.  The canister reads:  PARACHUTE ONLY.  FOR 23 LB. M4D FRAG BOMB  M.S. 9
		_038	Woman painting [?] canister
		_039	Woman with parachute canister on hook
		_040	Woman with parachute canister on a hook.
		_041	Drill above parachute canister held by woman
		_042	Drill press and canister below.
		_043	Drill press and woman using ball hammer on top of canister
		_044	Canister and woman's hands attaching strap
		_045	Canister resting on support with two canisters on right side
		_046	Canister with woman's hands attaching strap
		_047	Canister with woman's hand pulling strapping
		_048	Two canisters on table with woman standing at table
		_049	Hinged spring and strap on table
		_050	Canister with woman's hands attaching strap
		_051	Woman worker at wall scale
		_052	Canister with woman's hands pulling string across block with scissors on table
		_053	Woman standing holding canister with lid in other hand
		_054	Two hands of woman adjusting cord across block on table
		_055	Woman's hands on canister and scissors on table
		_056	Woman at wall scale, weighing canister
		_057	Woman standing holding empty canister