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Home Fires Photos and captions of civilians at work and play at a time the world was at war. Scrap metal drives, victory gardens, air wardens, war workers, families.

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Old March 20th, 2008, 05:29 AM
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A "Home Front" placard calling for Americans to dig and dish out for scrap drives



A young lady in Utah with her collection of crushed cans for the cause




"Junior Commando" Boy Scouts in a scrap metal pile Lincoln, Nebraska


Even Actress Rita Hayworth got into the act
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And it wasn't just metal Uncle Sam wanted-Silk stockings which could no longer be worn were being collected in stores throughout the country for conversion into powder bags which propel the projectile in big naval and coastal defense guns.
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A group of Mid-West Camp Fire Girls pitching in for the drive
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Soviet workers melting scrap for the war effort.
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