The man behind the gun. John C. Garand, inventor of the semi-automatic rifle now being turned out in large quantities under the war program, looks over one of the guns

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.
Caption edited by agency.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 37, frame 129.