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Production. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as parachutes for the U.S. Air Force, shown here on the laying-out and cutting table of an Eastern manufacturing plant. The folder machine folds layer upon layer of silk for the cutting operation. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester,
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Credit lineProduction. Parachute making. Rolls of silk, destined for action as parachutes for the U.S. Air Force, shown here on the laying-out and cutting table of an Eastern manufacturing plant. The folder mach. 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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