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Sheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman employed in one of the dross houses
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Credit lineSheffield, Alabama. Reynolds Alloys Company. Workman employed in one of the dross houses. 1942-01-01. Delano, Jack. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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