History: archeology
Tue 28 Jul 2009
2009
July 2009
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Tue 28 Jul, 7 pm. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
The National Scrap Drive of 1942 James Kimble, Seton Hall University The U.S. and Allied war effort required unprecedented amounts of steel, aluminium, and copper to churn out the tanks, bombers, and ammunition needed to overcome the Axis threat. Recent historical studies indicate that the scrap drives were important morale boosters as well. The public did get caught up in the patriotic enthusiasm, saving tin foil from gum wrappers, donating tons of pots and pans, and scouring midden sites for disused metals.