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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 thi
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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 thi

United States. Office Of War Information · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineDiscarded 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 proces. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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