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Passaic, New Jersey. Factory owner Carlson organized home machine shops for defense work. Helpers of a home machine shop owner. The piano stool serves as a horse
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Credit linePassaic, New Jersey. Factory owner Carlson organized home machine shops for defense work. Helpers of a home machine shop owner. The piano stool serves as a horse. 1942-01-01. Collins, Marjory. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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