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Machinists drilling and reaming valve guide holes in aluminum valve housings for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Squaring away for war Production. When the last batch of watch cases goes down the line of punch presses at a Kentucky factory, the trained operator will begin turning out compass cases, radio parts and small carbine machine gun parts for our armed forces. Note safety cords on all except second worker. He's die maker seting up a new job. Wadsworth Watch Company, Louisville, Kentucky

Packing butter in Friday boxes. Portage, Wisconsin

Subcontracting aircraft parts. These workers at the huge airship dock, now converted to war production, are preparing dies for insertion in a powerful hydraulic press. Many parts of the aircraft for democracy are stamped out in presses such as these. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

On the factory floor of the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

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Machinists drilling and reaming valve guide holes in aluminum valve housings for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Workmen counter-boring stud holes for the cylinder barrel in an aluminum crank-case for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Workmen counter-boring stud holes for the cylinder barrel in an aluminum crank-case for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Machinist milling the contour of a piston pin retainer for the Packard marine engine. Finished aluminum pistons are in the tray in the foreground. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Milling the sides of the upper half of an aluminum crankcase for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Milling the sides of the upper half of an aluminum crankcase for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Machinist milling the contour of a piston pin retainer for the Packard marine engine. Finished aluminum pistons are in the tray in the foreground. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Machinist drilling stud holes in the super-charger end of the upper half of an aluminum crankcase. The crankcase is for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Finished connecting rods ready to be assembled to the crankshaft of a marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

Machinists drilling and reaming valve guide holes in aluminum valve housings for the Packard marine engine. Packard marine engine plant, Detroit

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01/01/1941
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Detroit (Mich.) ,  42.33139, -83.04583
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Citation winner. Certificate winner, George Smolarek, employed in the Aircraft Engine Department, Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan, at the luncheon tendered by Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB), following the White House ceremony

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Joe Kachler drilling holes in a small strut.

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Mrs. Little, quarters in Marine Barracks. Table, chairs and painting

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[Baltimore fire, 1904] Washington Engine No. 6 in action

Aluminum casting. Shelf after shelf of aluminum castings on their way to the heat treating oven for low temperature precipitation treatment. These castings are for aluminum piston heads. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

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michigan wayne county detroit safety film negatives machinists valve guide holes valve guide holes aluminum housings aluminum valve housings packard marine engine packard marine engine plant packard marine engine plant united states history industrial history factory workers detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress