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Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. To ensure maximum efficiency, every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is checked and double checked. Here an inspector is examining the size of the bore in an army barrel. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

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Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. To ensure maximum efficiency, every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is checked and double checked. Here an inspector is examining the size of the bore in an army barrel. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1942

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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office of War Information.

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Detroit (Mich.), 42.33139, -83.04583

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