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Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. Weaving parachute cloth in an Eastern silk plant. The carefully selected and treated silk and nylon that go into this cloth provide great strength and lightness
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Credit lineProduction. Parachute cloth and shrouds. Weaving parachute cloth in an Eastern silk plant. The carefully selected and treated silk and nylon that go into this cloth provide great strength and lightnes. 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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