Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A group of WAACS (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) receive instruction in tire structure and care as part of the automotive preventive maintenance course which all Army men and women at Holabird must take. Instructor is H.T. McKinley of Baltimore, Maryland.
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"Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. A group of WAACS (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) receive instruction in tire structure and care as part of the automotive preventive maintenance course which all Army men and women at Holabird must take. Instructor is H.T. McKinley of Baltimore, Maryland." (1943). FSA/OWI. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_group_of_WAACS_receive_instruction_in_tire_structure_and_care_8d17788v.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 115781.
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