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Discarded stockings go to war. Removing the cotton parts from discarded silk stockings before processing into powder bags. Mrs. Mary Gladu, age fifty-eight, cuts and sorts the material

Discarded stockings go to war. Removing the cotton parts from discarde...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Discarded stockingss go to war. Spools of silk thread, salvaged from discarded stockings ready for packing and shipment to weaving mills which will convert the thread into cloth for the making of powder bags

Discarded stockingss go to war. Spools of silk thread, salvaged from d...

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 Informa... More

"Here's where your parachute came from," Deena Clark, civilian defense volunteer tells Technical Sergeant Leo Matkins of the Army Air Corps. The worn out nylon stockings in this barrel full of salvaged stockings will be reprocessed and made into parachutes for army fliers, tow ropes for glider planes and other war material. The worn out silk stockings return to service as powder bags for the Army's big guns. The collection is typical of the thousands of salvage stations in retail stores throughout the country, which have collected 626,127 pounds of old silk and nylon stockings in three months. The campaign is directed by local salvage committees

"Here's where your parachute came from," Deena Clark, civilian defense...

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Discarded stockingss go to war. Here's what comes from your old silk stockings. Silk thread to be used in making powder bags is produced from discarded hose which have been subjected to various processes. Here, the silk thread emerges from a breaker machine which spins the bleached material into this form

Discarded stockingss go to war. Here's what comes from your old silk s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Discarded stockings go to war. Discarded silk stockings have helped to set off the charge of this big 16 inch gun. Powder bags made from cloth woven from old silk hose, provided the ideal non-residue material required for propelling projectiles in heavy guns

Discarded stockings go to war. Discarded silk stockings have helped to...

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 Informa... More

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bales of discarded silk stockings averaging about 1,000 pounds ready for shipment for reprocessing into powder bags

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bales of discarded silk stockings aver...

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 Informa... More

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

Discarded stockings go to war. How powder bags are used. Placed into t...

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Discarded stockings go to war. It takes husky men to lift the heavy powder bags which are placed into big guns to throw the projectile. Discarded silk stockings, collected at various department stores and women's clubs throughout the country, are providing powder bags to keep our guns shooting

Discarded stockings go to war. It takes husky men to lift the heavy po...

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

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bobbins of silk thread processed from discarded silk stockings are spun into spools prior to weaving into powder bags for use in heavy guns

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bobbins of silk thread processed from ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bobbins of silk thread processed from discarded silk stockings are spun into spools prior to weaving into powder bags for use in heavy guns

Discarded stockingss go to war. Bobbins of silk thread processed from ...

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 Informa... More

Priorities unemployment. No more silk....The embargo on imports from Japan meant no more silk stockings, clothing, other non-defense articles. The Office of Production Management (OPM) reserved existing silk supplies for parachutes, for powder bags for defense under the government's system for priorities

Priorities unemployment. No more silk....The embargo on imports from J...

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Discarded stockings go to war. Sewing primer caps for powder bags from cloth made of discarded silk stockings. Fifteen pairs of old stockings provide sufficient cloth for an average-size powder bag

Discarded stockings go to war. Sewing primer caps for powder bags from...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Discarded stockings go to war. Bleached silk stocking "material" being fed into the breaker machine for conversion into thread with which to make powder bags

Discarded stockings go to war. Bleached silk stocking "material" being...

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 Informa... More

Discarded stockingss go to war. Silk stockings which can no longer be worn are being collected in stores throughout the country for conversion into powder bags which propel the projectile in big naval and coast defense guns

Discarded stockingss go to war. Silk stockings which can no longer be ...

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Discarded stockingss go to war. Silk stockings which can no longer be worn are being collected in stores throughout the country for conversion into powder bags which propel the projectile in big naval and coast defense guns

Discarded stockingss go to war. Silk stockings which can no longer be ...

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 Informa... More

Priorities unemployment. No more silk....The embargo on imports from Japan meant no more silk stockings, clothing, other non-defense articles. The Office of Production Management (OPM) reserved existing silk supplies for parachutes, for powder bags for defense under the government's system for priorities

Priorities unemployment. No more silk....The embargo on imports from J...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Discarded stockings go to war. Discarded silk stockings have helped to set off the charge of this big 16 inch gun. Powder bags made from cloth woven from old silk hose, provided the ideal non-residue material required for propelling projectiles in heavy guns

Discarded stockings go to war. Discarded silk stockings have helped to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Discarded stockings go to war. Removing the cotton parts from discarded silk stockings before processing into powder bags. Mrs. Mary Gladu, age fifty-eight, cuts and sorts the material

Discarded stockings go to war. Removing the cotton parts from discarde...

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 Informa... More

Discarded stockingss go to war. Here's what comes from your old silk stockings. Silk thread to be used in making powder bags is produced from discarded hose which have been subjected to various processes. Here, the silk thread emerges from a breaker machine which spins the bleached material into this form

Discarded stockingss go to war. Here's what comes from your old silk s...

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 Informa... More

Discarded stockings go to war. Layers of silk cloth processed from discarded silk stockings are cut to specifications with a power knife at a government arsenal where the cloth is made into powder bags

Discarded stockings go to war. Layers of silk cloth processed from dis...

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 Informa... More

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

Discarded stockings go to war. How powder bags are used. Placed into t...

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 Informa... More