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Sizzling brass. Annealing the mouths of thousands of cartridge cases. These are for the Army's light artillery 75s. Site: a large eastern arsenal

Critical eye on cartridge cases. Final inspection of 75 mm cases coming down the line in a steady stream at a large eastern arsenal for the Army's artillery

Thunder for the artillery. Thousands of these big shells are coming out of Army arsenals to supply the new guns. Location: an eastern arsenal producing at top speed

Brass for cartridges. Rolling out brass slabs is one of the first processes in manufacturing cartridge cases. The work is being performed at one of eleven Navy arsenals which are working at top speed to furnish ammunition for our two-ocean Navy

Dunking rough cartridge cases. Between drawing operations, cartridge cases have to be washed. A large eastern arsenal is turning these out for the Army's 75s

166 an hour needed for each gun. Annealing cartridge case cups for the artillery's 75s. Production is going at top speed at a large eastern arsenal

Filling the arsenals. Cartridge cases for ammunition are piling up by the thousands in the Army's arsenals. These have just come out of production at a large eastern arsenal

Bathtub full of cartridges. Girls at a large eastern arsenal inspecting 30 caliber ball catridges for the Army

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Baskets of partly-finished cartridge cases for antiaircraft shells pass under the critical eye of a foreman as they are returned from pickling to the next press operation. The Midwest plant which makes these cases finishes them for loading with propelling charge and explosive shell

Sizzling brass. Annealing the mouths of thousands of cartridge cases. These are for the Army's light artillery 75s. Site: a large eastern arsenal

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01/01/1942
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,  39.95258, -75.16522
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label_outline Explore Light Artillery, Cartridge Cases, Mouths

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are produced by a series of operations that transform a flat brass disc into a case ready for loading with propelling charge and shell. Between each operation there is careful washing to remove all scale and adhesion and to leave surfaces clean for later processing. The big Midwest plant doing the work is well equipped to handle it in stride

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Abbie Corby (left) and Mrs. Suzanne O'Donnell, drivers for the Yellow Cab Company

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Bvt. Brig. General John S. Cavender (1st Mo. Light Artillery)

Chaplain T. Quinn, 1st R.I. Light Artillery

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with cartridge pouch, ammunition pack, and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and plumed infantry Company A Hardee hat with bayoneted musket, cap box, and cartridge box in front of painted backdrop showing landscape]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with cartridge box and musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union frock coat and forage cap with holstered revolver, bayonet scabbard, cap box, cartridge box, and bayoneted musket]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with cartridge and cap boxes standing with musket]

[Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform and Hardee hat sitting with musket, cartridge box, and cap box]

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pennsylvania philadelphia county philadelphia safety film negatives sizzling brass sizzling brass mouths thousands cartridge cases cartridge cases army light artillery light artillery site history of philadelphia 1940 s 40 s united states history library of congress