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Production. Torpedo tube mounts. Scraping the teeth of a torpedo tube base in a Midwest plant engaged in large-scale production of mounts for torpedo tubes and large naval guns. Westinghouse, Louisville
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Credit lineProduction. Torpedo tube mounts. Scraping the teeth of a torpedo tube base in a Midwest plant engaged in large-scale production of mounts for torpedo tubes and large naval guns. Westinghouse, Louisvil. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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