Not peppermint candy but an airplane strut. Washington, D.C., May 3. This piece of aluminum alloy which is used in airplane construction is shown after being in the torque machine. The pieces to be tested are locked in the vise and twisted until they break. This piece when started the lines on the p
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"Not peppermint candy but an airplane strut. Washington, D.C., May 3. This piece of aluminum alloy which is used in airplane construction is shown after being in the torque machine. The pieces to be tested are locked in the vise and twisted until they break. This piece when started the lines on the p" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Not_peppermint_candy_but_an_airplane_strut._Washington,_D.C.,_May_3._This_piece_of_aluminum_alloy_which_is_used_in_airplane_construction_is_shown_after_being_in_the_torque_machine._The_LCCN2016871631.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 291453.
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