Barrage balloon manufacture. Fitting a manhold vent in the sidewall of a barrage balloon. These workers are putting in the final pieces of equipment on a completed barrage balloon, just prior to its deflation, packing and shipping to an army air base. In the foreground is a balloon ready for test inflation with air which will also be inspected during inflation. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain