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[Atelier MESSIER (Aircraft)], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of Europe

Veiling van de inventaris van Allan & Cos , Koninklijke Nederlandse Fabrieken va, Bestanddeelnr 910-4621

In the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

Foto från industrier i Värmland. >>

HUA-167669-Interieur van één van de werkplaatsen van het Houtbereidingsbedrijf van de N.S. (HBI) te Dordrecht

Munkfors Bruk i Värmland. Kallvalsverket 1930. Kantfilning.

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

HUA-159430-Interieur van de werkplaats van de Spoorstaaflasinrichting (SLI) van de N.S. te Utrecht

US-RI(1891) p779 PAWTUCKET, DUNELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Here, in a former automobile plant, 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels are machined and made ready for front line duty. Since they must shoot fast moving objects at great distances, they must be finished to the very finest of tolerances. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels for the U.S. Army are machined and finished in a former automobile plant. First they are cut to size and then their centers located. After that, they go down long machining lines where they are finished by mass production methods. Never before has any manufacturer attempted to make gun barrels of this size on a mass production basis. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Every inch of every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is examined before it receives its final approval. Here, government inspectors are shown looking into the very middle of a gun barrel through a special instrument. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Every inch of every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is examined before it receives its final approval. Here, government inspectors are shown looking into the very middle of a gun barrel through a special instrument. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Workers in a former automobile plant machining the firing end of a 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel for the U.S. Army. After the tip has been properly machined and threaded, a special addition will be put on it to protect the firing crew. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. To ensure maximum efficiency, every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is checked and double checked. Here an inspector is examining the size of the bore in an army barrel. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. To ensure maximum efficiency, every 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel made in this former automobile plant is checked and double checked. Here an inspector is examining the size of the bore in an army barrel. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Workers in a former automobile plant machining the firing end of a 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrel for the U.S. Army. After the tip has been properly machined and threaded, a special addition will be put on it to protect the firing crew. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Applying automobile production methods to machining of 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels in a former automobile plant. Five cutting instruments work at the same time. Under the old single-operation methods of gun making, only one of these could work at one time. Automobile workers are proud of the improvement. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. Here, in a former automobile plant, 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels are machined and made ready for front line duty. Since they must shoot fast moving objects at great distances, they must be finished to the very finest of tolerances. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

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01/01/1942
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United States. Office of War Information.
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A black and white photo of a man picking apples. Office of War Information Photograph

A parade of front line aircraft dress the Nellis AFB ramp areas during the United States Air Force's 50th Anniversary and Air show. On display are the B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and other historic planes

Tank manufacture (Chrysler). Ten thousand skilled workers at the huge Chrysler tank arsenal,in Detroit,turning out twenty-eight ton M-3 tanks. This pair is attaching a hinge plate to the cupola of a gun turret which will be set on one of these rolling arsenals

Conversion. Automobile industry. To convert automobile assembly plants into war production plants, much of the old machinery must be removed. This workman, perched high, is helping to speed the changeover by removing an overhead conveyor. The Plymouth Company, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

Buffalo, New York. These huge machines cut and slice imperfections from steel castings, in this case, gun barrels. They are manned by a man and a woman helper in the processing department of Republic Steel

Judge Teunis Schenck House, Highland Park, Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

BEARING AND SHAFT SEGMENTS OF FAILED CHRYSLER TURBINE ENGINE

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marshall Nichols, Vehicle Body Craftsman, 31st Transportation Squadron (TS), assists personnel from the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) in properly de-milling the receivers and barrels for the upgrades on the M16A2 rifles

Davison Freeway from M-10 to Oakland Avenue, M-10 to Highland Park, Highland Park, Wayne County, MI

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Careful check is kept of every detail of production

A group of men standing around a pile of apples. Office of War Information Photograph

The Prime Minister of Newfoundland examining a Lewis machine gun during his visit to front line. Marlincourt-France. [The location is most likely Maricourt, France.]

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michigan wayne county detroit film negatives conversion automobiles guns automobile plant automobile plant barrels gun barrels front duty front line duty objects distances tolerances chrysler corporation chrysler corporation highland park highland park front line workers industrial history detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress