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Metal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.
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Credit lineMetal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.. 1939-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T.. FSA/OWI Color Photographs, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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