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Birth of a big Navy gun. Red hot parts for a big gun being drop forged in an eastern Navy yard. This will end up as equipment for our new two-ocean fleet
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Credit lineBirth of a big Navy gun. Red hot parts for a big gun being drop forged in an eastern Navy yard. This will end up as equipment for our new two-ocean fleet. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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