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Expert machinists checking a casting which will soon be a part of a machine to make shells. Plant of Frederick Colman & Sons, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
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Credit lineExpert machinists checking a casting which will soon be a part of a machine to make shells. Plant of Frederick Colman & Sons, Inc., Detroit, Michigan. 1941-01-01. United States. Office For Emergency Management, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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