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Geared to defense. A 16-inch gun carriage elevating rack has its gears cut by a workman in an eastern arsenal
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Credit lineGeared to defense. A 16-inch gun carriage elevating rack has its gears cut by a workman in an eastern arsenal. 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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