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Heavy hardware. Building the slide seats for medium-caliber guns being produced for national defense in an eastern arsenal
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Heavy hardware. Building the slide seats for medium-caliber guns being produced for national defense in an eastern arsenal

United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T. · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineHeavy hardware. Building the slide seats for medium-caliber guns being produced for national defense in an eastern arsenal. 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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