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Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Annotation on negative.
Title and other information from caption card.
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 30, frame 1770.
Nothing Found.
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new york
safety film negatives
lot 2109
edward gruber
united states office for emergency management
photo
soft drink dispenser plant
martin company
bullet punch
twenty two hours
company
percent production
office of war information
farm security administration
manufacturing
united states history
library of congress
new york city
Date
01/01/1942
Location
new york
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain