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Giant tire manufacturer. This bomber tire has just been removed from a mold and is on its way to final inspection, where it will be thoroughly checked before becoming a part of Uncle Sam's fighting forces. Airplane tire production is going forward twenty- four hours a day, seven days a week in this
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Credit lineGiant tire manufacturer. This bomber tire has just been removed from a mold and is on its way to final inspection, where it will be thoroughly checked before becoming a part of Uncle Sam's fighting fo. 1942-01-01. 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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