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Chrysler tank arsenal. The firepower is inserted into the upper turret of an M-3 tank. These workers are installing an assembled 37 mm. anti-aircraft gun, which will then be protected by armor plate. Although this gun is designed for anti-aircraft use, it may also be used for straightway firing

Chrysler tank arsenal. The firepower is inserted into the upper turret of an M-3 tank. These workers are installing an assembled 37 mm. anti-aircraft gun, which will then be protected by armor plate. Although this gun is designed for anti-aircraft use, it may also be used for straightway firing

A group of men standing next to a train, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

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Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the cylinder of a locomotive at the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, Ill

Welder at the C & NW RR locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

Working on the cylinder of a locomotive at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill.

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Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

WWII color photographs. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs from the Library of Congress. The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4x5 inches. Photographers working for the U.S. government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) between 1939 and 1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The pictures focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.

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chicago and north western railway company world war railroad shops and yards railroad construction and maintenance railroad locomotives illinois chicago transparencies color chicago lawn chicago ill cylinder locomotive nw rr street shops street shops american workers in color economic and social conditions workers worker kodachrome united states history industrial history library of congress
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01/01/1939
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Delano, Jack, photographer
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American Workers in Color

WWII color photographs.
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Library of Congress
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chicago and north western railway company world war railroad shops and yards railroad construction and maintenance railroad locomotives illinois chicago transparencies color chicago lawn chicago ill cylinder locomotive nw rr street shops street shops american workers in color economic and social conditions workers worker kodachrome united states history industrial history library of congress