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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This machine digs several feet of ditch for piping an hour. The job would require many days by hand
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Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This machine digs several feet of ditch for piping an hour. The job would require many days by hand

United States. Office For Emergency Management, Palmer, Alfred T. · 1941-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineDefense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. This machine digs several feet of ditch for piping an hour. The job would require many days by hand. 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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