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It's hard to recognize the production layout of a well-known auto plant in machine lines that win with wartime production. It's shells instead of auto parts now--but American industry can turn out the orders for war as well as for peace. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan
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It's hard to recognize the production layout of a well-known auto plant in machine lines that win with wartime production. It's shells instead of auto parts now--but American industry can turn out the orders for war as well as for peace. Oldsmobile, Lansing, Michigan

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

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ingham countyunited statesmichigansafety film negativeslansing
Credit lineIt's hard to recognize the production layout of a well-known auto plant in machine lines that win with wartime production. It's shells instead of auto parts now--but American industry can turn out the. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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