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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In an abandoned freight car factory near the Atlantic coast, sections of sleek freighters for the merchant fleet are being prefabricated. Present rate of production is one a week. The men shown at work here believe they can increase that rate to one in six days
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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In an abandoned freight car factory near the Atlantic coast, sections of sleek freighters for the merchant fleet are being prefabricated. Present rate of production is one a week. The men shown at work here believe they can increase that rate to one in six days

United States. Office Of War Information, Liberman, Howard · 1941-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineShipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In an abandoned freight car factory near the Atlantic coast, sections of sleek freighters for the merchant fleet are being prefabricated. Present rate of production is o. 1941-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Liberman, Howard. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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