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Tank manufacture (Chrysler). Thousands of rivets are used in the production of one of the huge thirty-eight ton M-3 tanks. Whenever possible rivets are replaced by welded sections, but much of the steel plate, such as the hull front plate on which these men are working, is too heavy for welding. The
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Credit lineTank manufacture (Chrysler). Thousands of rivets are used in the production of one of the huge thirty-eight ton M-3 tanks. Whenever possible rivets are replaced by welded sections, but much of the ste. 1940-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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