American military personnel working on loading an explosive shell at the Gillespie Loading Plant in South Amboy, The photograph was taken in 1918 by a photographer in Washington, This image captures the process of removing a forming tool and inserting a booster and adaptor into a loaded 155mm shell. The photo was taken before a tragic explosion occurred on October 4, 1918.

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