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20mm Cannon Assembly Line
1945
Factory worker Lorraine Larsen, a lathe operator, tends to a bolt body for the 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Man Inspecting Cannon Barrels
1945
Factory worker Oscar Olsen uses a borescope to inspect 20mm cannons at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Cannon Inspection at St. Paul Works
1945
Factory worker James Matzke raises the barrel of a 20mm cannon onto a receiving block to be inspected by Beverly Ackerman at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Clamping a Cannon Barrel at St. Paul Works
1945
Factory worker James Matzke clamps the barrel of a 20mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
20mm Cannon Production at St. Paul Works
1945
Factory worker Emil Borchert grinds the shell receiver end of the barrel of a 20 mm cannon at International Harvester's St. Paul Works.
Grinder at St. Paul Works
1945
Factory worker Byrdine Fowler operates a grinder at International Harvester's St. Paul Works to take down the outer dimension on the gas sleeve of a 20mm cannon.
