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Keeping his eyes on the wheel. Turning an indicator on one of the big machines at a large Army arsenal working around the clock for war needs
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Credit lineKeeping his eyes on the wheel. Turning an indicator on one of the big machines at a large Army arsenal working around the clock for war needs. 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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