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Image ID:  FHS4857
Image Date:  [1920s]
Image Title:  [Aircraft construction.]
Image Caption:  Thin Port Orford cedar plywood for aircraft construction is attracting attention of builders throughout the world. It is particularly suitable for the "monococque" type of fuselage shown. Mechanical tolerances as low as 0.005 of an inch may be maintained, thus suiting it to the exacting requirements of aircraft builders.
Photographer:  [unknown]
Use Restrictions:  Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
Repository Contact Information:  Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.