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Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Grateful that the United States has given him the freedom which was denied him in his native country, Mr. Brafman is proud and eager to do everything he can to cooperate with the government in the fight against inflation. Like many other tenants of New York's East Side marketplaces who feel as he does about their new homeland, he has posted his ceiling prices where his customers can easily see them

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Grateful that the United ...

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Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. The ceiling price sign displayed in "Shapiro's Bargain Stand," one of New York's East Side marketplaces, shows that the Shapiros, like hundreds of others in the market, are cooperating with the Office of Price Administration in posting prices where their customers can see them

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. The ceiling price sign di...

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Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Ladies undergarments are covered by the General Maximum Price Regulations, so Mrs. Friedman, owner of a stand in one of New York's East Side marketplaces, has posted a price ceiling sign where it can be seen easily by her customers

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Ladies undergarments are ...

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Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and gathering place in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, neighborhood called the Historic Third Ward

Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and g...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Once a lively warehouse district located in downtown Milwaukee that experienced a long decline, the neighborhood enjoyed a renaissance... More

Sign for the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and gathering place in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin neighborhood called the Historic Third Ward

Sign for the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and gat...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Once a lively warehouse district located in downtown Milwaukee that experienced a long decline, the neighborhood enjoyed a renaissance... More

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. The plea to "Buy United States War Stamps and Bonds for Victory," which completes the ceiling price sign, emphasizes the patriotic spirit shown by O. Schwartz, proprietor of a children's dress stand in one of New York's East Side marketplaces. Mr. Schwartz shows his desire to help his country by posting his maximum prices in cooperation with the government's fight against inflation

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. The plea to "Buy United S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and gathering place in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, neighborhood called the Historic Third Ward

Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and g...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Once a lively warehouse district located in downtown Milwaukee that experienced a long decline, the neighborhood enjoyed a renaissance... More

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Ann Samet is one of hundreds of tenants of New York's East Side marketplaces who are cooperating with their government by displaying prominently their price ceiling listings. They represent every conceivable nationality and the war is giving them the opportunity to prove in a tangible way that the people of a democracy, regardless of race, creed or color, will fight together for freedom

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. Ann Samet is one of hundr...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and gathering place in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, neighborhood called the Historic Third Ward

Scene from the Milwaukee Public Market, a popular shopping venue and g...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Once a lively warehouse district located in downtown Milwaukee that experienced a long decline, the neighborhood enjoyed a renaissance... More

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. America's shopper must be able to see and understand ceiling prices, so Freda Altberg's small yard goods shop in one of New York's East Side marketplaces has maximum prices for its stock posted in Yiddish. The sign reads, "Price Ceilings on Yard Goods," and lists the various types of cloth with their ceiling costs per yard

Posting ceiling prices in foreign languages. America's shopper must be...

Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description