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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Torpedo boats need veneer of Philippine mahogany, which will be cut from these slabs, or flitches. A sling-load of quarter flitches being lowered into a heating vat in preparation for knife slicing at a Midwest veneer plant. Louisville, Kentucky

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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Torpedo boats need veneer of Philippine mahogany, which will be cut from these slabs, or flitches. A sling-load of quarter flitches being lowered into a heating vat in preparation for knife slicing at a Midwest veneer plant. Louisville, Kentucky

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Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Date

01/01/1942

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Contributors

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

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Location

Louisville-Jefferson County, 38.20924, -85.70385

Google Map of 38.209237, -85.7038502

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Library of Congress

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