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Detroit, Michigan. Result of constructive suggestions placed by workers in a box for this purpose in the Cadillac motor car division of General Motors Corporation(?). Leather cuffs are saved by gluing new rubber gloves within the cuffs rather than buying an entire new glove

Detroit, Michigan. Result of constructive suggestions placed by worker...

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Mrs. Herbster turns collars and cuffs on her husbands shirts. In the Herbster household clothes are mended and made over to last as long as possible

Mrs. Herbster turns collars and cuffs on her husbands shirts. In the H...

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[Unidentified soldier in Confederate captain's uniform with black cuffs to indicate that he is a surgeon]

[Unidentified soldier in Confederate captain's uniform with black cuff...

Case: Berg, no. 3-136. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph f... More

"How do I look?" Attractive playsuits for daughter can be made from that old housedress with the splitting seams, and junior's first long pants (no cuffs) can be cut from father's old overcoat. With shortage of wool and other materials needed by the armed forces, it's a wise mother who conserves clothing by altering and remodelling used garments for other members of the family
"Can I wear it today?" Attractive playsuits for daughter can be made from that old housedress, the one with the splitting seams, and Junior's first long pants (no cuffs) can emerge from father's old overcoat. With shortages of wool and other materials that are needed by the armed forces, it's wise, mother, to conserve clothing by altering and
Katie (13 years) and Angeline Javella (11 years), 311 E. 149th St. 2[nd] floor front, making cuffs, Irish lace. Income about $1 a week. Said they work some nights until 8 P.M.  Location: New York, New York (State)

Katie (13 years) and Angeline Javella (11 years), 311 E. 149th St. 2[n...

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Washington, D.C. The District Red Cross is collecting, as part of the war conservation program, scraps of wool from tailors, manufacturers, and individuals. Here a group of volunteer women are sorting them and cutting off the threads to prepare the wool for reprocessing. There is a nationwide drive to eliminate trouser cuffs and other unnecessary parts of garments

Washington, D.C. The District Red Cross is collecting, as part of the ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Detroit, Michigan. Result of constructive suggestions placed by workers in a box for this purpose in the Cadillac motor car division of General Motors Corporation(?). Leather cuffs are saved by gluing new rubber gloves within the cuffs rather than buying an entire new glove

Detroit, Michigan. Result of constructive suggestions placed by worker...

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 availabl... More

Cuffs. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Cuffs. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Commercially made ca. 1920 from leather and brass; used to protect shirt and wrists and for display Source: Miller, Alvin The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by... More