Conversion. Automobile plant. A giant overhead crane moves a 6D Bliss press, weighing seventeen tons, from a plant being entirely cleared for outright conversion to armament Production. When set up in another of the buildings of a big automobile factory, this press will form door trim panels of 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 army trucks. Chevrolet Motor, Detroit, Michigan

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Conversion. Automobile plant. A giant overhead crane moves a 6D Bliss press, weighing seventeen tons, from a plant being entirely cleared for outright conversion to armament Production. When set up in another of the buildings of a big automobile factory, this press will form door trim panels of 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 army trucks. Chevrolet Motor, Detroit, Michigan

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 30, frame 1902.

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Date

01/01/1942
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Location

detroit
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Library of Congress
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