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Conversion. Automobile industry. Unless special war work can be secured, this machine, which formerly put 750 tires per hour on automobile wheels, will have to be restored. To convert an auto assembly plant to war work, much of the special-purpose machinery, special conveyors, and overhead equipment must be removed. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

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Conversion. Automobile industry. Unless special war work can be secured, this machine, which formerly put 750 tires per hour on automobile wheels, will have to be restored. To convert an auto assembly plant to war work, much of the special-purpose machinery, special conveyors, and overhead equipment must be removed. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

description

Summary

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 30, frame 1574.

date_range

Date

01/01/1942

place

Location

detroit

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Source

Library of Congress

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https://www.loc.gov/

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