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Ready for the next step. This workman is preparing a 50-caliber machine gun barrel for turning as war work preparation put work at an Eastern armory into high gear
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Credit lineReady for the next step. This workman is preparing a 50-caliber machine gun barrel for turning as war work preparation put work at an Eastern armory into high gear. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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