Airplane workers adjusting tension wires on an airplane body, showcasing standardized ribs. This process utilized techniques and materials from industries such as pleasure cars, furniture, and railway cars. The aviation industry benefitted from employing these practices in their manufacturing plants. Photograph received and approved by the Signal Corps in December 1917.

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