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Arsenal of Democracy
During the Great Depression America’s industrial productivity languished. Once the United State entered World War II, the nation’s factories roared back to life and output soared. American workers achieved productivity levels no one imagined were possible. Her factories, shipyards, mines and farms produced a bounty that supplied not only America’s own massive military, but our allies as well.
Aircraft
Bomber Plant, 1943
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Warships
USS Intrepid
Courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command
Firearms
Making M5 and M7 Gun Parts
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Landing Craft
Higgins Landing Craft
Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
Merchant & Liberty Ships
Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland, Oregon, circa 1943
Courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Artillery Pieces
Anti-Aircraft Gun Overlooking a Beach in Algeria, 1943
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Machine Guns
30-Caliber Machine Gun Installed on a Navy Plane, 1942
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Rounds of Ammunition
Sangamon Ordinance Plant, Illiopolis Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Tanks
Chrysler M-3 Tank Manufacturing Plant, Detroit, Michigan
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Trucks
Dodge Army Truck Plant, Detroit, Michigan
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Helmets
Helmets being made at McCool Radiator Company, Detroit, Michigan
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
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