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Performing One Half of the Operation Known as 'Applying the Tracks' to a Valentine Tank
This painting shows five men pulling a tank along rails in a factory.  Larger image
Frederick B. Taylor, oil on canvas, 1942

For Frederick B. Taylor, painting had a dual social function: to inform the public about the work done in the Canadian war industry, and to boost morale and give people pride in their work.

Beaverbrook Collection of War Art / Canadian War Museum / 19710256-201