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Victory food from American waters. Immediately after being caught rosefish are shoveled into the hold for packing the ice. Once called "goldfish" because of their brilliant color, the fish are finding a ready market because of their manifold uses--as food for humans, as fish meal and fish oil
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Victory food from American waters. Immediately after being caught rosefish are shoveled into the hold for packing the ice. Once called "goldfish" because of their brilliant color, the fish are finding a ready market because of their manifold uses--as food for humans, as fish meal and fish oil

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

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Credit lineVictory food from American waters. Immediately after being caught rosefish are shoveled into the hold for packing the ice. Once called "goldfish" because of their brilliant color, the fish are finding. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Liberman, Howard. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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