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The Great Plains During World War II

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Figure 1 Workers at Lueck Crystal Company, 245 South 11th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 19, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0219-7

Workers at Lueck Crystal Company, 245 South 11th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 19, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0219-7

Figure 2 Boy Scouts participating in a scrap drive, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 11, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0811-5

Boy Scouts participating in a scrap drive, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 11, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0811-5

Figure 3 Workers at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-4

Workers at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-4

Figure 4 Women working at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-5

Women working at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-5

Figure 5 Women working at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-7

Women working at McGrew Machine Company, 2124 Y Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 3, 1943. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1943-0903-7

Figure 6 Freadrich Bros. Grocery and Meat Market, 1316 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 3, 1944. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1944-1103-1

Freadrich Bros. Grocery and Meat Market, 1316 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 3, 1944. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1944-1103-1

Figure 7 Beck Tire Company, 1200 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 24, 1945. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1945-0524-6

Beck Tire Company, 1200 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 24, 1945. Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2183-1945-0524-6

Figure 8 "Save Rubber Check Your Tires Now". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-19

"Save Rubber Check Your Tires Now". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-19

Figure 9 "Don't Waste Fat". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-193

"Don't Waste Fat". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-193

Figure 10 "Rub Out The Jap With Rubber Scrap". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-20

"Rub Out The Jap With Rubber Scrap". Courtesy Nebraska State Historical Society; RG2843-20