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Bert Reales adjusts the cutting tool on the traveler to acquire the proper depth and angle of cut on the flywheel in his lathe.

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Bert Reales adjusts the cutting tool on the traveler to acquire the proper depth and angle of cut on the flywheel in his lathe.

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Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 8, 1994.

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Date

01/01/1994

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Contributors

Reales, Humberto (Depicted)

McCarl, Robert (Photographer)

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Paterson (N.J.), 40.91667, -74.17194

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Library of Congress

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