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After a casting is completed, a compressed air gun plugs the furnace wall with nine cubic feet of clay. Workers wear asbestos suits to shield them from the heat. Ford River Rouge plant, May 1941

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After a casting is completed, a compressed air gun plugs the furnace wall with nine cubic feet of clay. Workers wear asbestos suits to shield them from the heat. Ford River Rouge plant, May 1941

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01/01/1941

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Contributors

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

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Dearborn, 42.32226, -83.17631

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