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Production. Pipe fittings. A giant press used in a Midwest plant now forging 75 mm shells for the Army
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Credit lineProduction. Pipe fittings. A giant press used in a Midwest plant now forging 75 mm shells for the Army. 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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