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Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotive shops. The tire is heated until it expands sufficiently to be slipped onto the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place
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Credit lineUntitled photo, possibly related to: Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotive shops. The tire is heated until it exp. 1943-01-01. Delano, Jack. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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