Pictured: “City schools make record key collection: the 100 per cent cooperation of the Junior Service Army of the Nashville Public Schools was recorded in the recent key collection drive. Shown are the nearly 3,000 pounds of keys rounded up by...
Pictured: “Jackson County brings in the scrap: this is an inspiring picture of what a patriotic county, in addition to sending its sons into battle, can do toward winning the war. This scene is in Gainesboro, Jackson County. Piled high against...
Pictured: “No age limit on patriotism: when Jackson County started assembling scrap to enter the Banner contest just about everybody in the county took part in a mass movement of patriotism. Young and old came out to a scrap rally at Gainesboro,...
Pictured: “Plan scrap movie: the suburban theaters operated by the Crescent Amusement Company will cooperate in the Banner scrap drive when a special program for young and old will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock with 10 pounds of scrap...
Pictured: “Riding to Victory on a Water Tank: Little Floyd Edward Walker (center) age 3, although a “pre-schooler,” has joined his two older brothers, Buford Dean (left) and Jesse Lawrence (right), as top-notch scrap collectors in Jere Baxter...
Pictured: “Rosemont ‘Scrappers’ compete for Banner prize: one of the first entries in the Banner scrap contest, the pupils at Rosemont School are today hard at work to win their share of the $2,000 War Bond prizes. Seen surrounding their...
Pictured: “Scrap literally rolls in:” A few minutes after the Highland Heights Junior High School was entered in the Banner scrap contest by Principal James C. Armistead, “Colonel” Dewey Russell (second from left) of the school’s Junior...
Pictured: “Scrap piles grow at local schools: with competition running high in the Banner scrap contest, scrap metal collections in all parts of Davidson County were advancing by leaps and bounds. A huge salvage pile (top) is obvious evidence of...
Pictured: “Scrap weighing continues in Williamson: when trucks visited schools in Williamson County to bring in the scrap they found the principal and teachers weighing the salvage at Bethesda High School. Pictured (left to right …), with the...
Pictured: “Spain Avenue ‘Junior Cadets’ join scrap army: neighborhood friends on Spain Avenue have added patriotic activities to their playtime ones. This group of boys, now known as the Junior Cadets, are canvassing their neighborhood for...
Pictured: “Tom Joy School builds lofty scrap pile: the students at Tom Joy School, among the first groups to enter the Banner scrap contest, are determined to win one of the special prizes for schools, announced today, as evidenced by their...
Pictured: “Treasured relics go into scrap heap: the rapidly growing salvage collection in Giles County now includes treasured relics of the War Between the States. In a ceremony held at the monument of Sam Davis on the Public Square at Pulaski,...
Pictured: “Trinity School adds to scrap: the scrap collection at Trinity School in Williamson County continues to grow. Students and teachers, Miss Addie Marr Williams, teacher, left, Dorothy Johnson, Joe Herbert, Anne Cunningham, Almira...
Pictured: “Vanderbilt University adds campus fences to Banner scrap pile: realizing the vital need for scrap iron by the Government, Vanderbilt University officials today “gave a fence for Allied offense” as they authorized the scrapping of...
Pictured: “Vanderbilt University adds campus fences to Banner scrap pile: realizing the vital need for scrap iron by the Government, Vanderbilt University officials today “gave a fence for Allied offense” as they authorized the scrapping of...
Pictured: “West End Students scrap for Victory: the students at West End High School yesterday entered the Banner scrap contest and are out to win a prize. Some of the school’s leading ‘scrappers’ are seen with a portion of their...
Pictured: A collection of salvaged scrap in front of the Family Service Laundry in Nashville, Tennessee, circa October, 1942. During World War II Americans were active with scrap drives to help the war effort. Local communities were salvaging raw...
Pictured: A residential community in the Nashville, Middle Tennessee region with their scrap collection, circa October, 1942. The truck pictured is a T. V. Ellis Coal Company truck of Nashville, Tennessee. During World War II Americans were...
Pictured: A welder and three men wearing railroad caps working on the scrap materials, circa October, 1942. During World War II Americans were active with scrap drives to help the war effort. Local communities were salvaging raw materials such as...
Pictured: An interior view of Montgomery-Ward department store during the Christmas season of 1955. This store was located at Fifth Avenue and Union in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1...