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New machinery, just delivered, awaiting installation at the Pratt and Whitney plant as part of the expansion program. East Hartford, Connecticut
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Credit lineNew machinery, just delivered, awaiting installation at the Pratt and Whitney plant as part of the expansion program. East Hartford, Connecticut. 1940-01-01. Delano, Jack. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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