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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
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Credit lineDiscarded 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 . 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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