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Transformer manufacture. Assembling the tap changing units that control power transformers, this employee of a large Eastern electrical plant has a job that's vital to America's war effort. Transformers are essential to almost every industry engaged in defense production. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Fitting up outer parts of giant transformers is one of the skilled jobs done by employees of a large Eastern electrical company. The demand for power transformers has increased in proportion to America's ever-increasing war production. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

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Transformer manufacture. A large Eastern electrical company where huge power transformers, vital to America's war effort, are produced. Power transformers are essential to almost every phase of America's war production program. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. These large transformers are being prepared for testing in a large Eastern plant given over almost entirely to the manufacture of transformers. Transformers are vital to almost every phase of war production. Employed at the plant as electrical testers are nearly 200 graduates of engineering colleges and electrical trade schools. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

Transformer manufacture. Fitting up outer parts of giant transformers is one of the skilled jobs done by employees of a large Eastern electrical company. The demand for power transformers has increased in proportion to America's ever-increasing war production. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

A black and white photo of a factory. Office of War Information Photograph

Transformer manufacture. Assembling the tap changing units that control power transformers, this employee of a large Eastern electrical plant has a job that's vital to America's war effort. Transformers are essential to almost every industry engaged in defense production. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

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01/01/1942
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Production. Copper (refining). Casting house in a large copper refining operation. Here sheets of pure copper, formed by electrolysis, are melted and cast into ingots. Large amounts of copper are produced for the war effort at the El Paso, Texas plant of Phelps-Dodge Refining Company

Transformer manufacture. Welding is an intrinsic part of the manufacture of transformers. This welder is employed by a large Eastern electrical company whose power transformers are needed by many factories engaged in war production. He's welding cover flanges for steel transformer tanks. Westinghouse, Sharon, Pennsylvania

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Oakland Avenue Viaduct, Oakland Avenue spanning U.S. Route 62 (State Route 2302) & Pine Run, Sharon, Mercer County, PA

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pennsylvania mercer county sharon safety film negatives sharon pa transformer tap units control power transformers control power transformers employee eastern plant job america war effort war effort industry defense production defense production westinghouse 1940 s 40 s united states history workers library of congress