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Consolidated Papers Factory
June 14, 1944
View of the floor of a Consolidated Papers Company factory, probably its Plastics Division in Wisconsin Rapids.
Consolidated Paper Company
February 4, 1944
Interior view of the factory of the Plastics Division of the Consolidated Paper Company during World War II.
World War II Worker
April 26, 1944
An unidentified employee of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company during World War II.
Sorting Laminate
Bill Hardina and Tony Kissner, two employees of the Plastic Division of Consolidated Papers of Wisconsin Rapids, handling large sheets of the paper-based plastic laminate manufactured by the company.
Consolidated Paper Factory
1944
Interior view of the Consolidated Paper Company factory showing the large treater used in the manufacture of glider parts during World War II. Ralph Turner, in the light sweater, watches as plasti...
Plastics Factory
June 14, 1944
Factory of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company, showing several of the early laminate presses used for its World War II military production.
