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Grinding bullet dies. Here, in the shop of a small manufacturer of saws and knives in downtown New York City, a workman grinds bullet dies to close tolerances on a special surface grinding machine. This fully converted shop is carrying out heat treating, straightening and surface grinding work on hu
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Grinding bullet dies. Here, in the shop of a small manufacturer of saws and knives in downtown New York City, a workman grinds bullet dies to close tolerances on a special surface grinding machine. This fully converted shop is carrying out heat treating, straightening and surface grinding work on hu

Gruber, Edward · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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safety film negativesunited statesnew yorknew york (state)
Credit lineGrinding bullet dies. Here, in the shop of a small manufacturer of saws and knives in downtown New York City, a workman grinds bullet dies to close tolerances on a special surface grinding machine. Th. 1942-01-01. Gruber, Edward. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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