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In the material preparation department, this woman employee uses a router to drill holes in a dozen sheets of metal at once with a master template
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Credit lineIn the material preparation department, this woman employee uses a router to drill holes in a dozen sheets of metal at once with a master template. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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