66179(35) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
66179(35)
Description:
Original caption reads: "'Here's where your parachute came from', Deena Clark, Civilian Defense Volunteer tells Tech. Sgt. Leo Malkins of the Army Air Corps. The worn out nylon stockings in this barrel full of salvaged stockings will be reprocessed and made into parachutes for army fliers, tow ropes for gilder planes and other war material. The worn out silk stockings return to service as powder bags for the Army's big guns. The collection is typical of the thousands of slavage stations in retail stores throughout the country, which have collected 626,127 pounds of old silk and nylon stockings in three months. The campaign is directed by local Salvage Committees."
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Still Photograph
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.