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A battery of 1,000 and 2,000 pound furnaces roaring threats to the Axis. These are rotary, oil-fired melting furnaces at Aluminum Industries Inc. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret

A battery of 1,000 and 2,000 pound furnaces roaring threats to the Axi...

12002-28. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Aluminum casting. Closeup of the bright aluminum alloy being poured into molds. There may be no more aluminum for coffee percolators these days; it's going instead toward a much more vital purpose--war essentials for Uncle Sam's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is secret--but they'll probably end up as jeeps or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Closeup of the bright aluminum alloy being poured in...

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Aluminum casting. This special gauge checks diameter of the piston skirt. Made of aluminum, this piston will be used in army jeeps, and is one of the products of a large Midwest factory now converted to manufacture of war essentials. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This special gauge checks diameter of the piston ski...

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Aluminum casting. A new development in the production of war materials involves use of magnesium. Here a young worker in a large Midwest foundry takes temperature readings of molten magnesium alloy through the protective crust. At the same time he is sprinkling flux to prevent burning at the hole in the crust after removal of the thermocouple. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. A new development in the production of war materials...

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Aluminum casting. These castings are being loaded onto a sandblast table prior to the actual sandblasting operation. Conversion of this large Midwest aluminum foundry to production of war essentials has already taken place. This factory is producing aluminum equipment for Uncle Sam's war effort, under subcontract to other factories producing war items. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret, but they'll probably end up as jeeps and airplane engines. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. These castings are being loaded onto a sandblast tab...

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Aluminum casting. This husky worker in a large Midwest aluminum foundry is assembling the cope on the drag of a snap flask. The product may be hard to recognize, but it's due to land in a machine of one kind or another, air or land--but one that's destined to scared the wits out of the Axis. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This husky worker in a large Midwest aluminum foundr...

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Aluminum casting. Interior of the sandblast room of a large Midwest aluminum foundry now undergoing conversion to production of war materials. Note complete masking of sandblaster for protection against the tiny particles. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Interior of the sandblast room of a large Midwest al...

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Aluminum casting. Molds must be touched up before cores can be placed in them; another step in the delicate technical process of casting for aluminum products. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Molds must be touched up before cores can be placed ...

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A battery of 1,000 and 2,000 pound furnaces roaring threats to the Axis. These are rotary, oil-fired melting furnaces at Aluminum Industries Inc. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret

A battery of 1,000 and 2,000 pound furnaces roaring threats to the Axi...

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Aluminum casting. Sturdy workers in an aluminum plant pictured as they tap a 450-pound tilting-type crucible furnace to pour the molten into smaller gats from which further pourings are made. The finished product will be sent to a converted automobile factory or to an Eastern manufacturer of bomb sights. Specific destination for the aluminum parts is secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Sturdy workers in an aluminum plant pictured as they...

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Aluminum casting. A young inspector in one of America's largest aluminum foundries inspects a permanent rough casting fresh from the mold. Gate and risers will be cut away. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. A young inspector in one of America's largest alumin...

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Aluminum casting. First aid right on the spot. A nurse is in constant attendance in this Midwest aluminum foundry to treat minor cuts and wounds received in production of aluminum and magnesium molds and casting. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. First aid right on the spot. A nurse is in constant ...

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Aluminum casting. Removal of gates and risers from a large ring with a band saw, one of the many operations required before aluminum castings can be called complete. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Removal of gates and risers from a large ring with a...

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Aluminum casting. Application of parting compound to unfinished mold, another step in the making of valuable aluminum parts for America's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret--but they'll probably end up as jeeps or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Application of parting compound to unfinished mold, ...

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Aluminum casting. A husky Negro workman taps a 2,000-pound rotary furnace from which aluminum pours into carrying pot. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. A husky Negro workman taps a 2,000-pound rotary furn...

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Aluminum casting. These castings have been sandblasted to clean them and remove all excess material. Two workmen of a large Midwest aluminum factory here remove the finished sandblasted castings from the turntable. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. These castings have been sandblasted to clean them a...

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Aluminum casting. To make certain that aluminum is being treated in exact accordance with specifications, this worker sets instruments to the correct temperature on heat treating controls of unit. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. To make certain that aluminum is being treated in ex...

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Aluminum casting. Ingots of aluminum, rejected for slight imperfection are shoveled back into a furnace to be recast. Here a worker is puddling the 2,000-pound rotary furnace. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Ingots of aluminum, rejected for slight imperfection...

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Aluminum casting. Bright white hot aluminum, vital to Uncle Sam's war effort, discharged from carrying pot into ingot molds. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Bright white hot aluminum, vital to Uncle Sam's war ...

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Aluminum casting. Experienced workers in an aluminum plant, converted to production of essential articles for America's armed forces, pictured pouring the molten aluminum alloy into molds. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Experienced workers in an aluminum plant, converted ...

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Aluminum casting. Gates and risers--extraneous materials from earlier castings ready to be remelted and recast. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Gates and risers--extraneous materials from earlier ...

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Aluminum casting. Thirty-seven-millimeter armour piercing shot used in anti-tank guns are produced in this giant Midwest factory now converted to war production. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Thirty-seven-millimeter armour piercing shot used in...

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Aluminum casting. When the aluminum solidifies, it is knocked out by hammer from the ingot molds. Soon to be cast into essentials for the war effort, this metal is one of America's most vital essentials for victory. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret--but they'll probably end up as jeeps or airplane engines parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. When the aluminum solidifies, it is knocked out by h...

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Aluminum casting. This large sand casting is being checked to blueprints' specification by an employee of a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of war essentials. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This large sand casting is being checked to blueprin...

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Aluminum casting. Hundreds of delicate operations are required before aluminum parts for Uncle Sam's Army and Air Corps can be acquired. Here excess aluminum alloy is poured into a holding pot. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Hundreds of delicate operations are required before ...

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Aluminum casting. Uncle Sam's soldiers on the production lines of defense pour a large magnesium casting. The molten alloy enters the runner box first. Magnesium is one of the most valuable metals for war production. Exact purpose of this casting is kept secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Uncle Sam's soldiers on the production lines of defe...

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Aluminum casting. To insure against cracking when metal is poured into it this sand-filled mold is skin dried with a gas torch, one of the many major delicate operations required of employees of a large Midwest aluminum factory. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. To insure against cracking when metal is poured into...

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Aluminum casting. It takes skill and dexterity to perform this operation. A worker in an aluminum foundry puddling and skimming a 450-pound crucible tilting furnace. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. It takes skill and dexterity to perform this operati...

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Aluminum casting. Knocking cores out of a sand casting, one of the myriad essential operations necessary to production of aluminum products. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Knocking cores out of a sand casting, one of the myr...

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Aluminum casting. A skilled workman in a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of war materials removes the solidified casting from the permanent mold. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. A skilled workman in a large Midwest aluminum foundr...

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Aluminum casting. Storage room in a large Midwest aluminum plant where certified aluminum ingots or "pigs" are stacked. These will shortly become essential parts of the Army's mechanized equipment. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Storage room in a large Midwest aluminum plant where...

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Aluminum casting. One of the many operations essential to production of aluminum articles for the Army and Air Forces: lowering basket into quench tank from high temperature heat treating solution furnace. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. One of the many operations essential to production o...

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Aluminum casting. Before metal can be poured into the mold, this wooden superstructure will be completely filled with sand. Technically, it's known as facing sand on coperflask and placing of gaggers. But in anybody's language, it's one of the many operations necessary to complete molds in which vital aluminum parts for the armed forces will be cast. What the exact object being cast is, is one of the army's secrets. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Before metal can be poured into the mold, this woode...

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Aluminum casting. Finished pistons are wrapped and packed for shipment to ordnance depots: they're scheduled for use in army jeeps. Aluminum pistons are one product of this giant Midwest factory now converted to war production. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Finished pistons are wrapped and packed for shipment...

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Aluminum casting. The heads of these heat-treated pistons must be spotted prior to Brinnell hardness testing. Young women are employed for this job by a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to war production. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. The heads of these heat-treated pistons must be spot...

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Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a closed permanent mold. Site of these operations is a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of essentials for America's armed forces. The part being cast here may be destined for the engine of a "jeep" or part of an airplane engine. Their exact destination is kept a secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a ...

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Aluminum casting. Womens' place seems to be on the inspection line in this plant which has been converted to the production of war materials. This young worker is inspecting magnesium alloy and castings. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Womens' place seems to be on the inspection line in ...

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Aluminum casting. One of the skilled workers in an aluminum foundry pictured ramming the drag side of a sand mold. This foundry is producing aluminum equipment for Uncle Sam's war effort, under subcontract to other factories producing war items. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. One of the skilled workers in an aluminum foundry pi...

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Aluminum casting. Womens' place in this large Midwest aluminum factory is on the inspection line. She's giving a final checkup on these aluminum pistons which are destined for use by America's armed forces. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret. They'll probably end up as jeep or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Womens' place in this large Midwest aluminum factory...

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Aluminum casting. It's a delicate operation, this closing of the cope on a large sand mold. When the parts are locked together, the molten aluminum is poured into the mold. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. It's a delicate operation, this closing of the cope ...

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Aluminum casting. Stock room in the shipping department of a large Midwest aluminum factory. Completed rings may be destined for use by Uncle Sam's armed forces--somewhere in the field. Exact use and destination of these articles has been kept secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Stock room in the shipping department of a large Mid...

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Aluminum casting. This young workman is inspecting a casting, more than half of which is extraneous and will be cut away. Rennants will be remelted and recast. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This young workman is inspecting a casting, more tha...

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Aluminum casting. Brushing and inserting cores into the assembled mold, one of the many delicate operations required of skilled workmen in a large Midwest factory. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Brushing and inserting cores into the assembled mold...

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Aluminum casting. Stronger than aluminum, magnesium castings are cleaned and polished by a grinder. The casting is placed in a specially constructed hood to prevent fires. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Stronger than aluminum, magnesium castings are clean...

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Aluminum casting. Hand packing of a sand mold. The sand must be firmly packed in order to insure against tiny vents and cracks which would mar the cast. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Hand packing of a sand mold. The sand must be firmly...

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Aluminum casting. In this large Midwest factory converted to production of war essentials two workmen are pictured boring holes in the base of 37-millimeter armour piercing shot where primers will be inserted. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. In this large Midwest factory converted to productio...

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Aluminum casting. This bright white hot riser of aluminum is being poured from a 300-pound pot to a 300-pound holding pot. Molders will dip this holding pot to make castings. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. This bright white hot riser of aluminum is being pou...

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Aluminum casting. The reaming of pin holes in pistons. These bright cylinders are destined for use in the army's jeeps. They're among the war products of a huge Midwest aluminum foundry. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. The reaming of pin holes in pistons. These bright cy...

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Aluminum casting. Duds, rejected for imperfections, are thrown back into the furnaces for recasting. Location: a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of war essentials. Destination of the finished aluminum products is kept secret. They'll probably end up as jeep or airplane engine parts. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Duds, rejected for imperfections, are thrown back in...

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Aluminum casting. Shelf after shelf of aluminum castings on their way to the heat treating oven for low temperature precipitation treatment. These castings are for aluminum piston heads. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Shelf after shelf of aluminum castings on their way ...

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