Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. The oil which is made from the beans is used as a lubricant for airplane engines since high altitude does not freeze it. The industry is practically new in this country as a result of war needs. Several tons of castor seeds were supplied by the British government in order to get the industry properly started here. From Geo. H. Walker
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Photographer: Geo. H. Walker
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Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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1917 - 1918
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The U.S. National Archives
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