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De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Using file for finishing touches on skin for side panel
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Credit lineDe Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Using file for finishing touches on skin for side panel. 1942-01-01. Siegel, Arthur S.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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