Filling plant number 60018 at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, operated by the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. The photograph, taken in June 1918, shows the plant's operations, including air motors closing and traversing motors. The plant is responsible for filling and processing various chemical warfare shells, as noted by the refrigerator shell truck in the background.

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