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Salvage scrap drive in Nashville and Middle Tennessee region, 1942

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Title	Salvage scrap drive in Nashville and Middle Tennessee region, 1942
Corporate name	Nashville Banner
Topical entry	World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tennessee, Middle World War, 1939-1945--Civilian participation--Tennessee, Middle Salvage--Tennessee, Middle Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Tennessee, Middle--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured: “A typical schoolyard in Tennessee today: symbolic of the all-out activity by the school children of Nashville, Davidson County, and Tennessee in cooperation with official Scrap Day throughout the State, is this huge scrap pile at Jere Baxter School. Every student at Jere Baxter was on the job bright and early today, searching the neighborhood for every available piece of scrap metal. Much of the heavy scrap pictured above was collection from the former Masonic Home on Ben Allen Road now being converted into a State Tuberculosis Hospital. The truck in the center of the picture is unloading some of the scrap metal from the Masonic Home …” During World War II Americans were active with scrap drives to help the war effort. Local communities were salvaging raw materials such as metal, rags, rubber, and paper to be used to supply troops. These special home front war programs were often well-coordinated through committees that engaged widespread urban and rural participation and motivated patriotism and community spirit. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1942
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 200 Salvage scrap drive in 1942 006
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412