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Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. "Strong alloy" aluminum ingots, approximately six inches square, are loaded into the heating furnace where they are heated to 800 degree Fahrenheit before rolling operations

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Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches).

Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.

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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 347.

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kentucky jefferson county louisville safety film negatives lot 2005 highton united states office for emergency management aluminum ingots reynolds metal company six inches square aluminum strong alloy degree fahrenheit office of war information farm security administration united states history workers library of congress
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01/01/1941
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jefferson county
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kentucky jefferson county louisville safety film negatives lot 2005 highton united states office for emergency management aluminum ingots reynolds metal company six inches square aluminum strong alloy degree fahrenheit office of war information farm security administration united states history workers library of congress