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Bureau of Standards puts ruge insulator through pressure tests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. H.L. Whitemore, (left), chief of the Engineering Mechanics section, National Bureau of Standards, and Dr. A.H. Stand, make a final check of the huge 1600 ? pound porcelain insulator before subjecting it to 2
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"Bureau of Standards puts ruge insulator through pressure tests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. H.L. Whitemore, (left), chief of the Engineering Mechanics section, National Bureau of Standards, and Dr. A.H. Stand, make a final check of the huge 1600 ? pound porcelain insulator before subjecting it to 2" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bureau_of_Standards_puts_ruge_insulator_through_pressure_tests._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._30._H.L._Whitemore,_(left),_chief_of_the_Engineering_Mechanics_section,_National_Bureau_of_Standards,_LCCN2016878024.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 273826.
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