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Tin can alley leads to victory. Precious tin cans, collected in a municipal drive, pass through a shredding machine in one of the nation's detinning plants. This is part of the process which recovers vital tin from the cans

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Tin can alley leads to victory. Precious tin cans, collected in a municipal drive, pass through a shredding machine in one of the nation's detinning plants. This is part of the process which recovers vital tin from the cans

Tin can alley leads to victory. Used tin cans, which in normal times would be discarded and forgotten, are transported to a de-tinning plant where they will undergo reclaiming processes. Much of the tin reclaimed from these cans will be used on more cans containing foodstuffs for American soldiers abroad

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

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

Tin can alley leads to victory. Used tin cans, which in normal times would be discarded and forgotten, are transported to a de-tinning plant where they will undergo reclaiming processes. Much of the tin reclaimed from these cans will be used on more cans containing foodstuffs for American soldiers abroad

Tin can alley leads to victory. Every precious bit of metal in America's salvaged tin cans is used in the war effort. The complete utilization of discarded cans includes one percent tin and ninety-nine percent steel scrap. Here, carloads of this "black scrap," the leftover steel from the discarded cans, from which the tin has been removed, is being shipped to a steel mill where it will be forged into weapons of war

Tin can alley leads to victory. Next step in salvaging your tin cans is to wash them thoroughly inside and out and remove label. When this can is processed in a detinning plant, enough tin will be reclaimed from it to plate the cannister of a gas mask

Tin can alley leads to victory. Molten tin, salvaged from old cans, in an Eastern de-tinning plant is molded into a "pig." Dross is skimmed off during the pouring operation

Tin can alley leads to victory. Next step in salvaging your tin cans is to wash them thoroughly inside and out and remove label. When this can is processed in a detinning plant, enough tin will be reclaimed from it to plate the cannister of a gas mask

Tin can alley leads to victory. Precious tin cans, collected in a municipal drive, pass through a shredding machine in one of the nation's detinning plants. This is part of the process which recovers vital tin from the cans

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 1229.

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01/01/1942
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