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Plant 3 manufacturing scenes , Circa 1941-1944

 File — Folder: SC-386, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

All the photos of this collection were taken sometime between 1941 and 1944 at the Dayton-area Frigidaire Plant 3.

The first folder contains 35 small black and white photos documenting the day-to-day manufacturing of .50 caliber Browning machines guns within Plant 3.

The second folder contains 16 large black and white photos documenting a company event celebrating the 250,000th gun manufactured by Frigidaire. There is a picture of Selma eating cake in this folder.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1941-1944

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.08 linear feet (1 expansion folder containing 2 smaller folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092