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Conversion. Rowing shells to life rafts. Plywood is made into life rafts instead of rowing shells since the plant employing this veteran craftsman converted to war production. The worker has converted his skills to war work, and is shown smoothing down a life raft for navy use
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Credit lineConversion. Rowing shells to life rafts. Plywood is made into life rafts instead of rowing shells since the plant employing this veteran craftsman converted to war production. The worker has converted. 1943-01-01. Liberman, Howard, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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