Conversion. Automobile plant. A tractor and an overhead crane work together on the removal, without dismantling, of a thirty-eight-and-a-half-ton press from an auto factory building which is being entirely cleared and converted to a new type armament program. In its new location, this press, a Bliss Marquette No. 40 1/2-34, will form hood sides for 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 army trucks. Chevrolet Motor, Detroit, Michigan
Summary
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Detroit (Mich.), 42.33139, -83.04583
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain