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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Grinding a crankshaft for a farm tractor engine in a large Midwestern implement plant before the machine was converted to the grinding of axles for marine cargo winches
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Credit lineConversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Grinding a crankshaft for a farm tractor engine in a large Midwestern implement plant before the machine was converted to the grinding of axles for marine. 1942-01-01. Richie, Robert Yarnall, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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