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
Summary
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 0, frame 0.
Tags
michigan
wayne county
detroit
film negatives
lot 2020
alfred t palmer
united states office of war information
photo
automobile plant
gun barrel
automobiles
guns
chrysler corporation
highland park
ultra high resolution
high resolution
office of war information
farm security administration
workers
industrial history
detroit publishing company photograph collection
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Location
detroit
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain