Conversion. Auto parts to aircraft landing gear. Like a sculptor working in marble, this toolmaker is carving a die (a process known as diecasting) from a piece of solid steel for use in the production of forgings for aircraft landing gear. The machining is being done in a converted Midwest automobile plant
Summary
Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Richie, Robert Yarnall, photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
ingham county
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain