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Production. War housing trailers. A water supply system is installed in a war housing trailer under construction at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. The transparent plastic tubing used for water lines bends readily, and may be sharply and permanently bent by the application of heat. It withstands normal city water supply pressures, but it is not suitable for hot water lines

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Production. War housing trailers. A water supply system is installed in a war housing trailer under construction at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. The transparent plastic tubing used for water lines bends readily, and may be sharply and permanently bent by the application of heat. It withstands normal city water supply pressures, but it is not suitable for hot water lines

Production. War housing trailers. A sink board is secured in place as a war housing trailer takes final form in the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. Cook stove, heater, sink, icebox and beds are subcontracted items

Production. War housing trailers. The floor of a war housing trailer is laid over a chassis in inverted position at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. This facilitates installation of wheel wells of paper plastic and painted with asphaltic preservative paint. Drive screws hold the plastic wheel well in place

Production. War housing trailers. The floor of a war housing trailer is laid over a chassis in inverted position at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. This facilitates installation of wheel wells of paper plastic and painted with asphaltic preservative paint. Drive screws hold the plastic wheel well in place

Production. War housing trailers. A war housing trailer takes shape at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. Frame members have already been installed at the rear of this trailer, and the top is set in place. A new chassis is already in place at the right, ready to receive stringers

Production. War housing trailers. A war housing trailer takes shape at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. Frame members have already been installed at the rear of this trailer, and the top is set in place. A new chassis is already in place at the right, ready to receive stringers

Production. War housing trailers. The side of a war housing trailer nears completion on a table-top jig at Western Trailer Company's plant in Los Angeles. Exceptional strength is secured through built-up construction of Masonite over plywood with a casein bond. The side is secured to spacers with drive screws

Production. War housing trailers. Stepped-up production of war housing trailers caused an assembly line to overflow into a plant yard at both ends. View of the spill-over assembly line of Western Trailer Company at Los Angeles. Chassis seen here have been much simplified over former types, using a minimum of steel. Wood stringers replace metal formerly employed. The trailer in the background has sides in place and is now ready to hit the inside assembly line

Production. War housing trailers. Assembly line of Western Trailer Company, Los Angeles, where many war housing trailers are made. At the far end are the paintshop and bake oven. This view represents approximately 1/4 of the assembly line. Finishing operations are performed on another assembly line at the opposite side of the building

Production. War housing trailers. A water supply system is installed in a war housing trailer under construction at the Los Angeles plant of Western Trailer Company. The transparent plastic tubing used for water lines bends readily, and may be sharply and permanently bent by the application of heat. It withstands normal city water supply pressures, but it is not suitable for hot water lines .

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california los angeles county los angeles safety film negatives east los angeles production war trailers water system construction plant los angeles plant western trailer company western trailer company plastic lines bends water lines bends application heat city city water pressures water lines 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Bransby, David, photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Los Angeles, California, United States ,  34.05223, -118.24368
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california los angeles county los angeles safety film negatives east los angeles production war trailers water system construction plant los angeles plant western trailer company western trailer company plastic lines bends water lines bends application heat city city water pressures water lines 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress