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If these sagging shelves should break--you can almost hear the crash! This important part of the winter's food supply would be lost. And these shelves are so narrow that the jars could be knocked off easily. The jars will collect dust and they get too much light. A poor storage place!
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Credit lineIf these sagging shelves should break--you can almost hear the crash! This important part of the winter's food supply would be lost. And these shelves are so narrow that the jars could be knocked off . 1939-01-01. Wolcott, Marion Post. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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