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Fort Knox: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 11:36pm.
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June 1942. M-3 tank in action at Fort Knox, Kentucky. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information.
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Whoosh: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 11:32pm.
December 1942. Time exposure of repair tracks of the Chicago & North Western R.R. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
Hanna Furnaces: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 11:27pm.
November 1942. Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Detroit. General view showing tank which stores gas from the coke oven. Square building and extension in middle ground is where coal is fed to a feeder belt and then transferred to a storage place on top of the coke oven. The coal is then dropped into three inverted bottle-like containers and from there fed directly into the coke ovens. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel.
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Great Lakes Steel: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 11:21pm.
November 1942. "Hanna furnaces of the Great Lakes Steel Corp., Detroit. Coal pusher apparatus with coal storage building seen in the fog which constantly hangs over the plant." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel. View full size.
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American Girl: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 7:55pm.
"Miss Smith and Dolls." Emily Smith (1901-1980), daughter of New York Gov. Al Smith, circa 1919-21. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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Cy Smith: 1911
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 7:41pm.
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The Winning Team: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 3:50pm.
Borden team, winner of the obstacle test in the Work Horse Parade on Union Square. June 13, 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.
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