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Deadwood City Hall: 1890
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 2:20pm.
Deadwood City Hall in 1890 shortly after its completion. Note fire wagons in garage, fire alarm and fire hydrant. The building burned to the ground in 1952. Those are electric arc lights mounted up near the belfry. View full size. Photograph by John C.H. Grabill.
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Dialog of Giants: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 2:10pm.
Construction at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Douglas Dam, June 1942. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Mustang by the Tail: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 5:10am.
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October 1942. A painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 Mustang fighter prior to spraying with olive-drab camouflage. North American Aviation plant, Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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The Finishing Touches: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 5:06am.
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October 1942. Final assembly for a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. View full size. Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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War Machine: 1942
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October 1942. Cowling and control rods are added to motors for B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line at North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Vengeance: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:50am.
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February 1943. Readying a "Vengeance" dive bomber for landing gear installation at Consolidated-Vultee, Nashville. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 10:48pm.
Working on Catalina flying boat at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Base. August 1942. View full size. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem.
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