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This husky member of a construction crew building a new 33,000-volt electric power line into Fort Knox is performing an important war service, Ft. Knox, Ky. Thousands of soldiers are in training there, and the new line from a hydroelectric plant at Louisv by The Library of Congress

Tank commander, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the plant of the North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. The model maker holds an exact miniature reproduction of the type of bomb the plane will carry. This plant by The Library of Congress

Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc., [Inglewood], Calif. Forward of this wall will be mounted one of the two 1,700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind engines which carry by The Library of Congress

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Maintenance man at the Combustion Engineering Co. working at the largest cold steel hydraulic press in the world, Chattanooga, Tenn. This press can shape steel plates several inches in thickness (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant (LOC) by The Library of Congress

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff (LOC) by The Library of Congress

The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn't have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron, just before he climbs aboard his huge YN-17 bombing plane (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Good man, good gun: a private of the armored forces does some practice shooting with a 30-calibre Browning machine gun, Fort Knox, Ky. The gun is mounted on a pedestal for anti-aircraft work (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

M-3 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. by The Library of Congress

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneumatic numbering machine in North American's sheet metal department, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

M-4 tank line, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC) by The Library of Congress

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant (LOC) by The Library of Congress

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant (LOC) by The Library of Congress

In North American's modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) by The Library of Congress
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