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Ben W. Lewis, chief economist, Consumer Division, National Office for Price Administration (OPA). Former association: Professor of Economics, Oberlin College; chief economist, Consumers Counsel Division, U.S. Department of Interior

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Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches).

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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 37, frame 304.

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safety film negatives royden dixon united states office of war information economist consumers counsel division consumer division national office price administration former association oberlin college office of war information farm security administration library of congress
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01/01/1940
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united states
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A history of Oberlin : or New lights of the West. Embracing the conduct and character of the officers and students of the institution, together with the colonists, from the founding of the institution

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A black and white photo of a man carrying a barrel. Office of War Information Photograph

Conversion. Paper machinery to naval sights. Sight rings and details for open naval sights are inspected in the plant of an Eastern paper machinery manufacturer who is also turning out tank gun mount housings and plane wing equipment

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Charles V. McLaughlin, Undersecretary of Labor

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Mr. Eugene R. Guinter. Field representative, Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A skilled jig builder lines up a metal plate prior to cutting it to the correct contour. Employed at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. This plant produces the battle tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

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safety film negatives royden dixon united states office of war information economist consumers counsel division consumer division national office price administration former association oberlin college office of war information farm security administration library of congress