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One of North American's women employees operates a pneumatic numbering machine in the sheet metal department. All items are given index numbers
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Credit lineOne of North American's women employees operates a pneumatic numbering machine in the sheet metal department. All items are given index numbers. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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