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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation woman employee at Inglewood, California, sits astride a "Mustang" fighter for Royal Air Force (RAF), as she places a bag of chemicals in the plane to prevent the accumulation of moisture. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation w...

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(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View in a Pawtucket, R.I., cotton mill showing accumulation of lint on floor. The air is full of it too, but photo doesn't show it. Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) View in a Pawtucket, R.I., cotton...

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Salvage. Scrap rubber collection. Have you any old rubber lying around? Look at this picture closely and you will find many things that you too can contribute to the national scrap rubber pile. This accumulation in the yards of the Dowenthal Company in Akron, Ohio, contains old bicycle tires, hot water bottles, fruit jar rings, rubber heals and soles, floor mats, tire patches, hose connections, tubing, gaskets, fan belts, washers, in fact, everything but rubber checks

Salvage. Scrap rubber collection. Have you any old rubber lying around...

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Rural scrap salvage. Farmyards hold vast stores of scrap metal and rubber. Harvey Fischer, Route 1, Dexter, Michigan, did something about his large accumulation, and became the first farmer in Michigan to sell his discarded tires and metal to the government. His cooperation with the rural scrap collection project sponsored by the production board started the ball rolling

Rural scrap salvage. Farmyards hold vast stores of scrap metal and rub...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.