Item ID	23283
Title	A workman presses a ready made overcoat with a flat iron as the final process in the blanket project production.
Reference Code	NY_12386
Description	A workman pressing an overcoat in the clothing work project which used dyed army blankets to make overcoats and suits in the Feldafing DP Camp. JDC supported employment projects in DP camps included program in DP Camp Feldafing to produce men's overcoats from dyed US Army blankets. 70 male and female operators are turning out the overcoats for wear by Jewish DP wear, production increased from 50 to 150 per week. The blankets were purchased by JDC in the US from the War Assets Administration and shipped to Germany for work projects in DP camps.
City / Town	Feldafing camp, Munich	similar items
Country	Germany	similar items
Decade	1940	similar items
Photo Date Description	c1947	similar items
Selected Search Code	Terra	similar items
Size	1 x 1 1/2; 8 x 10
Format	Print

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