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Going down! Partially-assembled, a big gun is lowered into the shrinkage pit of an eastern arsenal, where the cannon is nearing completion for the war program

Small part for a big gun. Drop forging a part for one of the smaller guns being turned out in an eastern Navy yard. This is part of the war program calling for the completion of hundreds of new warships

Voices for a mighty argument. A long line of big guns being rushed toward completion under the war production program. Guns shown here are being turned out in the major caliber shop of a large eastern arsenal

Small part for a big gun. Forging part of a large gun in an eastern Navy yard. This is one of eleven arsenals which have stepped up production to top speed for the war program

Putting the parts together. Assembly of an 8-inch railway gun carriage in an eastern arsenal. The big gun is one of many speeded for war work

Small part for a big gun. Forging part of a large gun in an eastern Navy yard. This is one of eleven arsenals which have stepped up production to top speed for the war program

Voices for a mighty argument. A long line of big guns being rushed toward completion under the war production program. Guns shown here are being turned out in the major caliber shop of a large eastern arsenal

Rounding out the job. Worker in an eastern arsenal machines the breech end of a major caliber gun nearing completion in the nation's huge war production program

Forging part of small gun. Drop forging a part of one of the smaller guns being turned out in Navy yard. This is part of the war program calling for the completion of hundreds of new warships

Going down! Partially-assembled, a big gun is lowered into the shrinkage pit of an eastern arsenal, where the cannon is nearing completion for the war program

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

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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 106.

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new york albany county watervliet safety film negatives lot 2017 alfred t palmer united states office for emergency management photo shrinkage pit war program office of war information farm security administration united states history library of congress
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01/01/1942
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albany county
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new york albany county watervliet safety film negatives lot 2017 alfred t palmer united states office for emergency management photo shrinkage pit war program office of war information farm security administration united states history library of congress