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New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the Merchant Marine. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public: women's fur coats, hunters' caps, etc., from mink to lapin. This worker is piecing together a lining and stitching it

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. After the fur has been stitched together it is dampened and nailed onto a board in the correct shape. Here it is left to dry

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marine. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. Foreman packing completed vests for shipment. Newly-contributed women's coats hang in background

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

A woman standing in front of a pile of clothes. Office of War Information Photograph

A woman standing in front of a pile of clothes. Office of War Informat...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. Unloading a new contribution of fur coats. Each donor is thanked individually by letter

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marine. Expressman who has just brought in a new shipment of fur coats, going over receipts with a worker

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. Workers sewing together the outside of the vest which is made of heavy cotton material

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur in all from voluntary donations from the public. Jewish fur worker cutting outsides of fur-lined vests from heavy cotton cloth

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a pile of clothes. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a pile of clot...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur-lined vests for the merchant marines. The fur is all from voluntary donations from the public. Jewish fur worker wearing a Daniel Boone cap contributed by a hunter. By trade he is a nailer; can scarcely speak English

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed a fur vest project. Various fur factories donate the services of their employees one day a week to make fur lined vests for the merchant marine. Fur cutter fitting pieces of fur onto a vest pattern

New York, New York. The War Emergency Board of the fur industry formed...

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