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Graphics illustrating the importance of salvaging waste fats during World War II, 1940s

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

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Features distributed by the War Production Board to newspapers during World War II to help educate consumers about the importance of salvaging and recycling waste fats. Used cooking fats could be converted into glycerin, a key component of explosives.

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1940 (circa)

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United States. War Production Board.

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Graphics illustrating the importance of salvaging waste fats during World War II, 1940s

Subject

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

World War (1939-1945)

Glycerin

Civil defense

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United States. War Production Board.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

Date

1940 (circa)

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illustrations (layout features)

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eng-US

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Text

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s419_b044_f07_x01

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Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

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1940s

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Military And Veterans

Subject - Corporate

United States. War Production Board.

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United States. War Production Board. Graphics illustrating the importance of salvaging waste fats during World War II, 1940s. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343233>, accessed 28 December 2024.

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United States. War Production Board. Graphics illustrating the importance of salvaging waste fats during World War II, 1940s. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343233>

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(State Archives of Florida/United States. War Production Board.)

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