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Naval Gun Factory, 3/26/1943
About this film
United States Naval Photographic Center film # 2641. National Archives description "1) MS Looking into the barrel of 16" gun, showing the rifling. 2) MLS Crane moving the barrel of 16" gun. 3) MS Gun barrel coming out of furnace and being forged; hot steel drops off of mold. 4) DS Looking into the shop; various sizes of guns. 5) MS Various operations showing pots with molten metal and throwing off molten metal. 6) LS Men welding on gun barrel. 7) MCU Small billet of steel being forged. 8) MS Woman worker in factory operating machine. 9) CU Man operating metal lathe. 10) CU Woman worker weighing shell cups. 11) MS Man polishing shell. 12) MS Man cleaning barrel of 16" gun. 13) LS Furnace room. 14) DS Interior of machine shop. 15) MS Gun turret testing device. 16) LS Furnace room; hot steel overflowing from buckets. QUALITY(FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE OTHER SIDE) 17) LS Hot steel mold is removed from furnace. 18) MCU Men feeding billet of steel into forge." National Archives Identifier: 76496 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of y…
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- War Work -- United States, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Employment -- United States, World War II: Homefront
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