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Scrap collection. The heavy door on the baling press is closed and locked. The door must be strong enough to withstand the terrific pressure which is exerted sideways as well as upward on the scrap paper inside. Shapiro Company, Baltimore, Maryland
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Scrap collection. The heavy door on the baling press is closed and locked. The door must be strong enough to withstand the terrific pressure which is exerted sideways as well as upward on the scrap paper inside. Shapiro Company, Baltimore, Maryland

United States. Office For Emergency Management, Liberman, Howard · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineScrap collection. The heavy door on the baling press is closed and locked. The door must be strong enough to withstand the terrific pressure which is exerted sideways as well as upward on the scrap pa. 1942-01-01. United States. Office For Emergency Management, Liberman, Howard. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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