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Testing, Testing: 1942

Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 10:44am.
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Testing, Testing: 1942

October 1942. "Testing electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company. Long Beach, California." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

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Insulation testing

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 6:14pm.

Among other things, she's testing the strength of the insulation with that Megohmeter, known in the trade as a "megger"

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Testing...

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 2:15pm.

Good grief, at first glance I thought she was one of my old schoolteachers.

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Always amazing

Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 11:18am.

It never ceases to amaze me how beautiful and detailed these 4X5 Kodachromes are. Every hair, the text on the equipment - it is all there. Great photo!

[Detail below. - Dave]

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