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Norman Rand forges frames for .45- caliber automatic pistols in the plant of a large… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301952/image-frames-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseManpower, junior size. "Any scrap for Uncle Sam?" Captain Charles Wentworth, a junior commando in Roanoke, Virginia, hands… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301851/image-face-hands-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseNutrition in industry. Little time is lost by these war plant employees at meal times. No one needs to go over 250 feet to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12307619/image-plant-people-technologyFree Image from public domain licenseTransformer manufacture. Oval wrapped copper coils which go into power transformers; demand for these transformers has… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12301947/image-person-factory-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseProduction. B-17 heavy bomber. 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