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De Land pool. Bits and parts. Casey's machine shop in De Land, Florida doesn't have fluorescent lighting or air conditioning, but it does have the close tolerance machinery needed to make war weapons. Casey and his one-man crew are shown here as they turn out repair racks for airplanes
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Credit lineDe Land pool. Bits and parts. Casey's machine shop in De Land, Florida doesn't have fluorescent lighting or air conditioning, but it does have the close tolerance machinery needed to make war weapons.. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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