Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass used by the United States Navy is manufactured and finished by the Bureau of Standards in Washington. L. Maxwell, of the Glass Section, Bureau of Standards, is shown cutting molten glass into the mold. He uses ordinary tailor's s
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"Uncle Sam makes own glass. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. All optical glass used by the United States Navy is manufactured and finished by the Bureau of Standards in Washington. L. Maxwell, of the Glass Section, Bureau of Standards, is shown cutting molten glass into the mold. He uses ordinary tailor's s" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Sam_makes_own_glass._Washington,_D.C._Aug._24._All_optical_glass_used_by_the_United_States_Navy_is_manufactured_and_finished_by_the_Bureau_of_Standards_in_Washington._L._Maxwell,_of_LCCN2016887830.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 298633.
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