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Tank manufacture (Chrysler). The worker in the foreground is inspecting herringbone gears for Chrysler twenty-eight ton medium tanks, just after they have been finished, or "shaved." All parts of these tanks undergo constant inspection after each of the various operations which eventually result in the complete assembled tank

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Tank manufacture (Chrysler). The worker in the foreground is inspecting herringbone gears for Chrysler twenty-eight ton medium tanks, just after they have been finished, or "shaved." All parts of these tanks undergo constant inspection after each of the various operations which eventually result in the complete assembled tank

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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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01/01/1940

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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office for Emergency Management.

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Detroit (Mich.), 42.33139, -83.04583

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Library of Congress

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