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Hold everything. Strain above on a worker's face as he aids his mate to splice wire cable in the rigging loft at an eastern Navy yard. Miles of stout cable are needed for Uncle Sam's fleet
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Credit lineHold everything. Strain above on a worker's face as he aids his mate to splice wire cable in the rigging loft at an eastern Navy yard. Miles of stout cable are needed for Uncle Sam's fleet. 1941-01-01. 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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