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Material from last year's garment fashions the skirt of Cynthia's dress. By making some of the clothes for herself and her family, a woman can fully utilize all leftovers. To conserve fabric, old garments should be re-made when not worn out. Mothers with young children "cut down" discarded adult coa
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Material from last year's garment fashions the skirt of Cynthia's dress. By making some of the clothes for herself and her family, a woman can fully utilize all leftovers. To conserve fabric, old garments should be re-made when not worn out. Mothers with young children "cut down" discarded adult coa

1943 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineMaterial from last year's garment fashions the skirt of Cynthia's dress. By making some of the clothes for herself and her family, a woman can fully utilize all leftovers. To conserve fabric, old garm. 1943. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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