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U.S. Office Of Education And It's Wartime Commission, 1942
Artist: Irving Nurick
Scrap drives were one area in which children could really contribute to the war effort; schools organized to collect tin cans, bottle tops, and paper. Drives gave those on the home front a feeling of playing an important role in the war, and they brought communities together.