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A black and white photo of a boy in a coat. Office of War Information Photograph

Washington, D.C. Mr. Vinde, a Swedish journalist, at the Union Station

Charles L. McNary and ? - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Miss Mary Hawes. Field representative, Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration (OPA)

Washington, D.C. Mr. Vinde, a Swedish journalist, at the Union Station

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A black and white photo of a boy in a coat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

Chicago (north), Illinois. Children bringing scrap to the block Office of Civilian Defense headquarters

Chicago (north), Illinois. Children bringing scrap to the block Office of Civilian Defense headquarters

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

Chicago (north), Illinois. A list of men in the block who are in the armed forces, posted on a flag pole erected by the block office of civilian defense group

A black and white photo of a sign for a police station. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of children - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

Chicago (north), Illinois. Children assembled in Office of Civilian Defense headquarters for a pep talk on the need of bringing in more scrap

Chicago (north), Illinois. One of the ace Junior Rangers responsible for bringing in a great amount of scrap to his block Office of Civilian Defense headquarters

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01/01/1942
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Delano, Jack, photographer
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chicago
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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[Unidentified woman, possibly a nurse, during the Civil War] / P. H. Benedict, National Gallery, Granger Block, directly over the Post Office, Syracuse, N.Y.

Farmers in warehouse during the auction sale. Two bookmen on each side of the row follow the auctioneer and buyers calculating the amount of the sale by multiplying the price times the number of pounds. Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina. See subregional notes (Odum) November 9, 1939

Office of Civilian Defense worker help protect nation's capital. Nerve center of civilian defense communications. A message center keeps constantly in touch with developments throughout the city by telephone and radio. A vital part of civilian defense work is the proper handling of trouble calls, assignment of crews to troubled areas and the passing on of orders for prompt action. One operator is connected with the first aid center, one with the decontamination squad, one with the disaster unit and another with the emergency service division. Girls shown at work in the message center of central alarm system, Washington, D.C.

Detroit, Michigan. Audience at an entertainment at a scrap salvage rally sponsored by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) at the state fairgrounds

Miscellaneous lot of photographs by Barbara Wright. National Youth Administration (NYA), Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Washington, D.C. Dial Rawl, represented with a certificate from the U.S. War Production Board for his outstanding services in the scrap salvage wartime campaign

New York, New York. Czechoslovakian Jew encountered at Astor Place about midnight. He has been in America since 1905, has been on relief eight years; spends all spare time collecting scrap for defense; picked up paper because he cannot afford to buy one. However, he keeps up with the times; was out for a stroll after listening to the radio all evening. He is talking with a sailor from Texas who happened by

Dedication on May 30, 1985 of the USO headquarters building as the "Bob Hope Building," in honor of comedian Bob Hope (light blue jacket), Washington, D.C.

Movie star before senate committee. Washington, D.C., April 3. The S.R.O. sign was hung out today at the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Hearing as Robert Montgomery, movie star, appeared to express his opposition to a bill designed to prohibit "Block booking" and "Blind selling" two trade practices which curb the discretion that a movie house owner has in selecting pictures to be shown in his community. Speaking as a former President of the Screen Actors Guild, Montgomery told the Committee that the Guild and their lawyers have come to the very definite conclusion that if the bill should become a law it would cut in half the production schedules of the Motion Picture Industry. 4-3- 39

Chicago (north), Illinois. Children gathering in Office of Civilian Defense block headquarters to participate in a flag dedication ceremony

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

Manpower, junior size. Mild-looking little girls of Roanoke, Virginia, but they are "scrappers for victory." The little sisters of our fighting men back up their big brothers at the front by joining America's junior army. These fifth graders receive final instructions from their teacher on the scrap collection drive

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