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Splicing the line. The loose end in the worker's left hand is feeding an uninterrupted supply of cord to the machine from an emergency spool at the worker's feet. Meantime he searches through the maze of cords to find the one which has broken, to make his splice, and to resume the supply from the re
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Splicing the line. The loose end in the worker's left hand is feeding an uninterrupted supply of cord to the machine from an emergency spool at the worker's feet. Meantime he searches through the maze of cords to find the one which has broken, to make his splice, and to resume the supply from the re

Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office For Emergency Management · 1941-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineSplicing the line. The loose end in the worker's left hand is feeding an uninterrupted supply of cord to the machine from an emergency spool at the worker's feet. Meantime he searches through the maze. 1941-01-01. 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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