Production. War housing trailers. The top of a war housing trailer comes in for attention at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. High catwalks give easy access to the top as blue wadding is laid over the entire surface. The spongy softness of this material will compress under the final fabric top. The wadding covers all nail and screw heads and any possible rough edges, ensuring a smooth final job

Production. War housing trailers. Completely painted and baked hard in an oven, a war housing trailer rolls onto the final assembly finishing line of Western Trailer Company at Los Angeles. High-grade inlaid linoleum floor covering, lacking only the familier burlap backing of pre-war linoleum, is applied

Production. War housing trailers. Many time-saving methods are employed in the making of war housing trailers at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. A heavy-duty stapling machine, for example, makes fast work of fastening the waterproof finish sheeting in place. Later a decorative strip will cover the staple heads and the sheeting will be trimmed off flush with the lower edge of the stip

Production. War housing trailers. The front end section of a war housing trailer goes into place at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. Plastic wheel wells, which will shortly be covered by cabinet work, are made of paper impregnated with a special hardening solution and formed over molds. This material is a very satisfactory substitute for the steel formerly used

Production. War housing trailers. Paper replaces steel as material for rounded corners of house trailer tops. These corners, made of successive layers of paper impregnated with a special hardening solution, have great structural strength and are light in weight. Easy installation is another valuable feature of the material as used in the making of war housing trailers at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company

Production. War housing trailers. The top of a war housing trailer comes in for attention at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. High catwalks give easy access to the top as blue wadding is laid over the entire surface. The spongy softness of this material will compress under the final fabric top. The wadding covers all nail and screw heads and any possible rough edges, ensuring a smooth final job

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Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1942

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Bransby, David, photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

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Los Angeles, California, United States, 34.05223, -118.24368

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Library of Congress

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