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TitleGiant crankshaft for U.S. Navy vessel. How would you like to have a crankshaft this size in your automobile? It is going into one of General Motors' diesel engines for Uncle Sam's Navy. Extreme accuracy is a requisite of this defense item being produced at the General Motors Cleveland diesel engine division, and Navy inspector H.W. Watson checks up on the crankshaft's hardness. With the intensification of the national defense program, this plant has converted almost all its entire production to propulsion machinery for Uncle Sam's fleet. General Motors orders for diesel engines from the Navy and other defense units total $89,400,000. With a recent addition nearing completion, the General Motors Cleveland plant now has more than 200,000 square feet of floor space. In addition to diesels being produced in Cleveland for marine use, General Motors is producing large numbers of diesel engines at the Detroit diesel engine division for use in tanks, trucks, and tractorsNotePhysical details: safety Applies To: all Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches).Additional number stamped on verso of print in lot: G1 044DC.Image source: General Motors.Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card.More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available atCould not render: bf:electronicLocatorDimensions5 x 7 inches or smaller.Extent1 negativeProvision ActivityPublication: Ohio 1941 Publication: 1941? Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-USE64-DC-000024 (b&w film neg.) 