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Collection Structure Poster collection >  Small towns and farms. All counties in the United States have had special scrap collections, but in spite of the excellent work that has been done, every evidence we have shows that there are still untold tons of scrap in rural areas. Experience has also shown that one collection drive, no matter how good, does not get all there is. For example, in one state a strong program produced 44,000 tons of scrap metal. A month later a special effort produced an additional 40,000 tons ...
Item Title Small towns and farms. All counties in the United States have had special scrap collections, but in spite of the excellent work that has been done, every evidence we have shows that there are still untold tons of scrap in rural areas. Experience has also shown that one collection drive, no matter how good, does not get all there is. For example, in one state a strong program produced 44,000 tons of scrap metal. A month later a special effort produced an additional 40,000 tons ...
Collection Title Poster collection
Date Created 1941/1945?
Description Four pages, with small illustrations, of a newspaper information sheet on the value of salvage. [Verso:] Comprises two of the pages and includes a chart of the National Salvage Program. Double-sided.
Subject(s) Salvage (Waste, etc.) United States World War, 1939-1945 National Salvage Program Social aspects
Language(s) English
Country of Origin United States
Country of Origin United States
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 23 in. (43.2 x 58.4 cm)
Format Poster
Medium political posters
Color black and white
Color black and white
Hoover ID Poster US 6167
Record Number XX343.30243
Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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