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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A walnut half log is bolted on the stay log of a machine that will cut it smoothly and with great precision into veneer for our combat planes. Louisville, Kentucky
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Credit lineProduction. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. A walnut half log is bolted on the stay log of a machine that will cut it smoothly and with great precision into veneer for our combat planes.. 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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