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Conversion. Auto radiators to army helmets. "Spanking," or forming the edge of a steel army helmet. This operation, performed on a medium-sized press in a converted auto radiator plant, is part of the process of making helmets from flat sheets of steel. McCool Radiator Company, Detroit, Michigan
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Conversion. Auto radiators to army helmets. "Spanking," or forming the edge of a steel army helmet. This operation, performed on a medium-sized press in a converted auto radiator plant, is part of the process of making helmets from flat sheets of steel. McCool Radiator Company, Detroit, Michigan

Baune, United States. Office Of War Information · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineConversion. Auto radiators to army helmets. "Spanking," or forming the edge of a steel army helmet. This operation, performed on a medium-sized press in a converted auto radiator plant, is part of th. 1942-01-01. Baune, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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