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Nearly ready. Checking the dimensions of the finished cradle for an 8-inch gun, railway carriage. This is one of the first operations on the gun, being built in an eastern arsenal
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Credit lineNearly ready. Checking the dimensions of the finished cradle for an 8-inch gun, railway carriage. This is one of the first operations on the gun, being built 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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