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Production. Halftrac armoured cars. Setting machine screws in the body of an armoured halftrac scout car under construction in the plant of a large Eastern manufacturer converted from the making of locks and safes. Diebold Safe and Lock Company, Canton, Ohio
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Credit lineProduction. Halftrac armoured cars. Setting machine screws in the body of an armoured halftrac scout car under construction in the plant of a large Eastern manufacturer converted from the making of lo. 1941-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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