Discarded stockings go to war. How powder bags are used. Placed into the breach of a major caliber gun, the bags, filled with powder, propel the projectile. Silk bags are used to insure complete absence of residue after explosion
Summary
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 32, frame 72.
Tags
Date
01/01/1942
Location
united states
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain