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Preparing for tank production. A temporary machine shop is set up in a big automobile plant. A large drill press , a radial drill press, a vertical mill and a horizontal mill are background for an engine block of the type to be used in the tank motor. Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan
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Credit linePreparing for tank production. A temporary machine shop is set up in a big automobile plant. A large drill press , a radial drill press, a vertical mill and a horizontal mill are background for an eng. 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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