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Great Falls, Montana. Anaconda Wire and Cable Company. Scalping the wire bar, or removing the oxidized top surface, is accomplished by a scalping machine; this is of advantage in meeting the exacting requirements of the mills
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Credit lineGreat Falls, Montana. Anaconda Wire and Cable Company. Scalping the wire bar, or removing the oxidized top surface, is accomplished by a scalping machine; this is of advantage in meeting the exacting . 1942-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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