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Item ID | 23283 | |||
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Title | A workman presses a ready made overcoat with a flat iron as the final process in the blanket project production. | |||
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Reference Code | NY_12386 | |||
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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. | |||
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City / Town | Feldafing camp, Munich | ![]() |
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Country | Germany | ![]() |
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Decade | 1940 | ![]() |
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Photo Date Description | c1947 | ![]() |
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Selected Search Code | Terra | ![]() |
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Size | 1 x 1 1/2; 8 x 10 | |||
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