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Important machine operations in the manufacture of shells for the Army are performed in a converted automobile plant where workers are accustomed to the fast and accurate production on highly developed machines. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan
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Credit lineImportant machine operations in the manufacture of shells for the Army are performed in a converted automobile plant where workers are accustomed to the fast and accurate production on highly develope. 1942-01-01. 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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