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Substitute materials containers. New and old paint containers. Left to right: one-quarter metal can on one-gallon metal can, one-gallon fiber container with metal ends, one-half gallon bottle, one-gallon bottle. In the right foreground is a one-pint glass container
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Credit lineSubstitute materials containers. New and old paint containers. Left to right: one-quarter metal can on one-gallon metal can, one-gallon fiber container with metal ends, one-half gallon bottle, one-gal. 1942-01-01. Perlitch, William, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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