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Conversion. Duck decoys to incendiary bomb noses. Polishing incendiary bomb noses on an emery belt that the same worker was using a short time ago to sand duck decoys for American sportsmen. A broad conversion in which a woodworker and woodworking machinery changed over to metal working
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Credit lineConversion. Duck decoys to incendiary bomb noses. Polishing incendiary bomb noses on an emery belt that the same worker was using a short time ago to sand duck decoys for American sportsmen. A broad c. 1942-01-01. United States. Office For Emergency Management, Liberman, Howard. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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