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Production. Machine guns of various calibers. In the drop forge shop of a large firearms plant, a skilled operator shapes a forging for the trunnion block of a .50-caliber machine gun. Many women are now employed in this plant producing essential weapons for the armed forces
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Credit lineProduction. Machine guns of various calibers. In the drop forge shop of a large firearms plant, a skilled operator shapes a forging for the trunnion block of a .50-caliber machine gun. Many women are . 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Feininger, Andreas. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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