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Long Beach, California. October 1942. "Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
Hel-loooooo Annette. Let me help you down from there.
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