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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The primer hole of every antiaircraft cartridge case made by a Midwest plant is carefully inspected to insure that the loading and for use against enemy planes

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Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The primer hole of every antiaircraft cartridge case made by a Midwest plant is carefully inspected to insure that the loading and for use against enemy planes

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. On the inspection line of a large Midwest plant turning out antiaircraft cartridge cases the primer hole is carefully checked and other features of the cases examined

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. On the inspection line of a large Midwest plant turning out antiaircraft cartridge cases the primer hole is carefully checked and other features of the cases examined

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge case produced in a large Midwest metal working plant go through the Army ordnance inspection before they are accepted

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Baskets of partly-finished cartridge cases for antiaircraft shells pass under the critical eye of a foreman as they are returned from pickling to the next press operation. The Midwest plant which makes these cases finishes them for loading with propelling charge and explosive shell

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge case produced in a large Midwest metal working plant go through the Army ordnance inspection before they are accepted

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Baskets of partly-finished cartridge cases for antiaircraft shells pass under the critical eye of a foreman as they are returned from pickling to the next press operation. The Midwest plant which makes these cases finishes them for loading with propelling charge and explosive shell

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Antiaircraft cartridge cases must be correct in size. A careful gauge inspection assures precision

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are produced by a series of operations that transform a flat brass disc into a case ready for loading with propelling charge and shell. Between each operation there is careful washing to remove all scale and adhesion and to leave surfaces clean for later processing. The big Midwest plant doing the work is well equipped to handle it in stride

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. The primer hole of every antiaircraft cartridge case made by a Midwest plant is carefully inspected to insure that the loading and for use against enemy planes.

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ohio safety film negatives stow ohio three inch cartridge cases cartridge cases primer hole primer hole antiaircraft case antiaircraft cartridge case midwest plant midwest plant enemy planes enemy planes united states history workers library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Stow (Ohio) ,  41.15944, -81.44028
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label_outline Explore Enemy Planes, Three Inch, Cartridge Cases

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gerald Reyes and Tech.

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are produced by a series of operations that transform a flat brass disc into a case ready for loading with propelling charge and shell. Between each operation there is careful washing to remove all scale and adhesion and to leave surfaces clean for later processing. The big Midwest plant doing the work is well equipped to handle it in stride

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High school Victory Corps. Future airplane mechanics tear planes apart, build them up again in aeronautics class at Washington High School, Los Angeles, California

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Mr. Jones planting tobacco. With the wooden peg in his hand he scoops a small hole for the plant to be inserted. Near Farrington, Orange County, North Carolina

Lunch hour for the workmen in a big Midwest plant where old tires are transformed

Guns and shell casings on board USS Brooklyn (CL-40) during Sicily invasion, July 1943

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