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• Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling, student at Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, Calif. Navigation classes are part of the school's program for training its students for specific contributions to the war effort (LO

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. Ralph Angar, instructor, explains propeller characteristics to student[s] in the aeronautics class (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Students at Washington High School at class, training for specific contributions to the war effort, Los Angeles, Calif. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas Graham, a member of the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School, is learning to use a sextant to determine longitude and latitude (LOC

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  • Date taken: 1939
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• Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas Graham, a member of the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School, is learning to use a sextant to determine longitude and latitude (LOC

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  • Date taken: 1939
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