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Boston and Maine railroad shops at Billerica, Massachusetts. Almost a ton of lead in this small pile will be used over and over again. This lead was taken out of the locomotive drives wheels (see negative 1 [i.e 54699]) and is used to give wheel flywheel effect
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Boston and Maine railroad shops at Billerica, Massachusetts. Almost a ton of lead in this small pile will be used over and over again. This lead was taken out of the locomotive drives wheels (see negative 1 [i.e 54699]) and is used to give wheel flywheel effect

Freeman, Albert · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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billericamiddlesex countymassachusettsnitrate negativesunited states
Credit lineBoston and Maine railroad shops at Billerica, Massachusetts. Almost a ton of lead in this small pile will be used over and over again. This lead was taken out of the locomotive drives wheels (see nega. 1942-01-01. Freeman, Albert. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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