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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The huge press which formed the beverage containers shells pictured here has since been converted to produce oxygen cylinders, required by the U.S. Army for high altitude flying. The conversion was accomplished by substituting new dies. F
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Conversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The huge press which formed the beverage containers shells pictured here has since been converted to produce oxygen cylinders, required by the U.S. Army for high altitude flying. The conversion was accomplished by substituting new dies. F

United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T. · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineConversion. Beverage containers to aviation oxygen cylinders. The huge press which formed the beverage containers shells pictured here has since been converted to produce oxygen cylinders, required by. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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