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Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: Interior view of a factory floor. Machinery by Whitcomb Manufacturing Company is in the right foreground, and a Comet 7-cylinder aircraft engine is in the ...
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Women in Torpedo Factory

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A line of female factory workers operate milling machines at an International Harvester plant responsible for manufacturing aircraft torpedo parts. Origina...
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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Woman Operating a Grinder at Torpedo Factory

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: A woman operating a grinding machine at an International Harvester factory responsible for manufacturing aircraft torpedo parts. Original caption reads: "T...
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Fokker Amphibian, Model F-11

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker Amphibian, Model F-11, sitting on a runway. Two men are sitting on the aircraft, and one man is standing on ...
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Man Using Microscope

Date: 1943
Description: A man using a microscope to match a ball bearing for an aircraft torpedo at an International Harvester factory. The original caption reads: "A powerful mic...
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Worker at Airplane Assembly Plant

Date: 01 24 1930
Description: View towards a factory man working at a plant that assembled Comet engines for aircraft. The man is standing at a desk fitted with instruments in a narrow ...
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Woman Inspecting Bearing in Aircraft Torpedo Manufacture

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female worker inspecting a ball bearing for an aircraft torpedo at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "The precision instrument us...
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Workers at Airplane Assembly Plant

Date: 01 24 1930
Description: View of two factory men at work desks at a plant that assembled Comet aircraft engines. They are sitting on wooden stools between Korn scales in a narrow b...
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Women Factory Workers in Torpedo Plant

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female factory workers operating automatic screw machines at an International Harvester aircraft torpedo factory. Caption on photograph reads: "Two batteri...
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Men Pushing Lawson Air Liner Near Hangar

Date: 1919
Description: Men pushing on the wings of a Lawson Air Liner outdoors near a hangar.
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Crew Building a Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Several men are working on different parts of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), including the interior structure of the plane, the engine, and the exterio...
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Ford Trimotor Monoplane

Date: 10 20 1928
Description: Interior view from front of a Ford all-metal trimotor monoplane with ten passengers sitting inside.
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Rosie the Riveter

Date: 09 1943
Description: A real-life Rosie the Riveter instructs journalists on the Aviation Writers' Tour at the Goodyear Aircraft Factory. This plant manufactured Martin Marauder...
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Alfred Lawson Comparing Palmer and Goodyear Cord Aero Tyres

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred Lawson standing behind a Palmer cord aero tyre, which is sitting next to a smaller Goodyear cord tire. The smaller Goodyear tire was used for Lawson...
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"Flying Fleet" Publicity Still

Date: 1929
Description: Publicity shot for "Flying Fleet," an MGM motion picture release starring Ramon Navarro and Anita Paige. The Navy aircraft on which the actors are posed is...
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Fairchild Model 71

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Description: Right side view of a Fairchild Model 71 sitting on a runway. The tail identifier reads: "NC 9708."
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Lawson Air Liner Under Construction

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior plates being attached to a Lawson Air Liner. Two men are crouching underneath the cockpit.
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Woman with Torpedo at McCormick Works

Date: 1943
Description: A woman's face is visible through an opening in the after-body of an aircraft torpedo as she uses a tool to tap holes in it. The photograph was taken at In...
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Aircraft Torpedo Manufacturing

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Factory workers machining torpedo parts at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This section of the torpedo plant houses a line of ...

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