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Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these Harlem youngsters organize a Tin Can Club of America, under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. At their headquarters in a vacant store at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

JOFFRE, JOSEPH JACQUES CESARE. MARECHAL OF FRANCE, 1916. HIS SIGNATURE

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Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these Harlem youngsters organize a Tin Can Club of America, under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. At their headquarters in a vacant store at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these youngesters a Tin Can Club of America under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. Their headquarters in a vacant strorefront at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these youngesters a Tin Can Club of America under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. Their headquarters in a vacant strorefront at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

"Boys organize tin club." Group of boys outside the door of the Tin Can Club of America No. 1, in Harlem, New York City. They are holding boxes full of tin-ware

"Boys organize tin club." Group of boys outside the door of the Tin Can Club of America No. 1, in Harlem, New York City. They are holding boxes full of tin-ware

Doughboys in front of the American Red Cross canteen in the St-Mihiel salient. They are waiting for their turn in distribution of doughnuts, cigarettes, and magazines. This outpost outfit followed a few miles behind the doughboys in their new advance. When the American infantrymen dug in the American Red Cross dug in also under a ruined house, started their fires, and within a few hours were serving thousands of weary but enthusiastic Americans with hot drinks and other comforts

Hot drinks for the West Pointers. The cadet corps of West Point acted as guard of honor at the Parade of the 27th Division upon its triumphal welcome back to New York. Here the future generals from up the Hudson are seen immediately after landing in Manhattan being provided with refreshments by Red Cross girls

Tin can alley leads to victory. These bales of vital tin are now ready for collection. In many United States cities, cans are collected through the cooperation of the local salvage committee and trash collector, who sends the cans on their way to the de-tinning plant

Empty collapsible tubes: a tin mine for war industry. Squeezed-out metal tubes, donated by patriotic Americans, are sorted in the Newark, New Jersey plant of the Tin Salvage Institute. Tin and lead are separated from containers made of aluminum and other metals. James Butler, age 18, is waiting for his call to the service, brings up another batch, which will be expertly sorted by Mrs. Martha Brawn

Boys organize tin club. Salvaging more than 500 pounds of tin cans in one day, these Harlem youngsters organize a Tin Can Club of America, under the auspices of the New York City Salvage Committee. At their headquarters in a vacant store at 151 East 103rd Street, these patriotic young men not only collected but also processed more than half the amount of tin needed to build an Army fighting plane--and all in one day

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All of these are workers in the Stearns Silk Factory, Petersburg, Virginia Not all of the youngsters would get into the photo. I went through the factory during working hours and saw many others like these. A neighbor's testimony corroborated the foregoing. Noon hour. Location: Petersburg, Virginia.

Overflowing garbage can and other things around back door of Mexican house, San Antonio, Texas. Garbage is collected but once a week in the Mexican district

Day laborer filling five gallon cans with gasoline for use in tractors, large farm near Ralls, Texas

New York, New York. A sign in the Harlem section

Mrs. Blossom Kaplitt, of Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, New York (second from left) explains to Brooklyn housewives, whom she has enlisted in tin can salvage drive, how to prepare collected tin cans for the Department of Sanitation trucks. Since March 15th, she has organized twenty-five large apartment houses in the Borough Park section into units for salvage work. In each house a squad of three women, tenants in the apartment, collect once weekly from every housewife, tin cans accumulated during the previous week. In the cellar, each squad processes the cans, removes labels and bottoms, flattens them and deposits them into ashcans and barrels for pickup by department of sanitation trucks. Today twenty-five tons of empty processed cans have been collected through the efforts of Mrs. Kaplitt and other housewives in the territory across the East River. Left to right: Mrs. T. Cohen, Mrs. B. Kaplitt, Mrs. H. Mars, Mrs. T. Rubins

Checking weight of five-pound cans of cherries. Canning plant, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

A black and white photo of a little girl holding a plate of food. Office of War Information Photograph

Farmer opening his milk cans at the United Farmers' Cooperative Creamery

Tin can alley leads to victory. Third step in household preparation of tin cans for salvage; tuck both ends inside the can and step on it firmly. Don't hammer it flat

Some of the boys working at the Tidewater Knitting Mills, Portsmouth, Virginia I went through the mill several times during working hours and saw a number of youngsters surely under fourteen. Some of them, especially the girls, refused to be in the photos. Location: Portsmouth, Virginia.

Discarded oil cans at truck service station on U.S. 1 (New York Avenue), Washington, D.C.

New York, New York. One of the numerous employment agency signs in the Harlem area

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new york state new york safety film negatives boys tin club tin club pounds cans tin cans one day harlem youngsters harlem youngsters america auspices new york city committee headquarters store street men half amount army can metal 1940 s 40 s united states history library of congress