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Production. Marine boilers. Bronze heads for surface condensors are drilled and inspected by experienced men at a big Midwest plant now producing essential equipment for the Army
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Credit lineProduction. Marine boilers. Bronze heads for surface condensors are drilled and inspected by experienced men at a big Midwest plant now producing essential equipment for the Army. 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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