First printing of food stamps. Washington, D.C., April 20. Food stamps, the latest in the administration's plans to reduce the farm surplus, came off the presses today at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Of yellow and blue, the stamps will be issued to persons on relief who will be able to cash
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"First printing of food stamps. Washington, D.C., April 20. Food stamps, the latest in the administration's plans to reduce the farm surplus, came off the presses today at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Of yellow and blue, the stamps will be issued to persons on relief who will be able to cash" (1939-04-20). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_printing_of_food_stamps._Washington,_D.C.,_April_20._Food_stamps,_the_latest_in_the_administration%27s_plans_to_reduce_the_farm_surplus,_came_off_the_presses_today_at_the_Bureau_of_LCCN2016875475.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 279105.
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