Caption: Toluol recovery plant at Metropolitan Works in Brooklyn, New York. The plant was used for government purposes during World War One, equipped with tanks and coolers for the recovery process. This image was taken by the Brooklyn Union Gas Co. on an authorized date of 3-12-19.

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