Conservation of durable goods. That's no idle whim of Uncle Sam's; these empty tubes you turn in before buying more are converted into essential products. Vital tin and alloy metals conserved by this procedure Creator(s): Rosener, Ann, photographer Related Names: United States. Office of War Informa
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"Conservation of durable goods. That's no idle whim of Uncle Sam's; these empty tubes you turn in before buying more are converted into essential products. Vital tin and alloy metals conserved by this procedure Creator(s): Rosener, Ann, photographer Related Names: United States. Office of War Informa" (1942). FSA/OWI. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:That%27s_no_idle_whim_of_Uncle_Sam%27s_8e10729v.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 125695.
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