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Men learning how to properly enter one of the life rafts on all PBY planes as part of a course in life saving and water safety for sailors at the naval operating base at Key West, Florida, under the supervision of C. Ben Stanton
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Credit lineMen learning how to properly enter one of the life rafts on all PBY planes as part of a course in life saving and water safety for sailors at the naval operating base at Key West, Florida, under the s. 1941-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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