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"Bog-downs" and bottlenecks in defense plant operation are out for the duration. Maintenance crews are eternally at it to keep everything in good working order. Inspecting electrical wiring in a tunnel between two buildings is only one of innumerable items in the continuous maintenance program of a
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Credit line"Bog-downs" and bottlenecks in defense plant operation are out for the duration. Maintenance crews are eternally at it to keep everything in good working order. Inspecting electrical wiring in a tunne. 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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