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Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. Warping nylon threads for use in the making of parachute cloth in an Eastern plant. This picture shows the threads coming from the nylon spools to the warping machine. The number of threads is 1,000. When one thread breaks, an electric switch stops the operat
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Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. Warping nylon threads for use in the making of parachute cloth in an Eastern plant. This picture shows the threads coming from the nylon spools to the warping machine. The number of threads is 1,000. When one thread breaks, an electric switch stops the operat

United States. Office Of War Information, Rittase, William M. · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineProduction. Parachute cloth and shrouds. Warping nylon threads for use in the making of parachute cloth in an Eastern plant. This picture shows the threads coming from the nylon spools to the warping . 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Rittase, William M.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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