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Putting the parts together. Assembly of an 8-inch railway gun carriage in an eastern arsenal. The big gun is one of many speeded for war work
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Credit linePutting the parts together. Assembly of an 8-inch railway gun carriage in an eastern arsenal. The big gun is one of many speeded for war work. 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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