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Pounding away at the Axis. A Fericute press and operator who used to work on the making of high-priced autombiles stamp out great quantities of small parts for army "jeeps," now being assembled in various parts of the country. Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan
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Credit linePounding away at the Axis. A Fericute press and operator who used to work on the making of high-priced autombiles stamp out great quantities of small parts for army "jeeps," now being assembled in var. 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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