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Bantam, Connecticut. The kapok room in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop is screened off to prevent the feathery filling from flying freely about the plant. Expert at stuffing kapok into cushions are Barbara Skilton and Frances Humphrey. Barbara, at left, lives in Morris, the next town to Bantam,
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Credit lineBantam, Connecticut. The kapok room in the Warren McArthur upholstery shop is screened off to prevent the feathery filling from flying freely about the plant. Expert at stuffing kapok into cushions ar. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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