A Story of Zinc / Red Cross: World War I Activities

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A Story of Zinc / Red Cross: World War I Activities Produced: 1918

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Workers in zinc plant operate machinery. “Zinc is distilled from ore by a chemical reaction of the ore and carbon in a heat of 1800° to 2500° Fahrenheit. 24 hours is required for this operation.” Worker tends fires in plant. “Drawing zinc. A fellow doing this work probably wrote -- ‘There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.’” Worker draws zinc. “Casting into a slab.” Molten metal poured into molds - when solidified, slabs removed from molds by workers - locomotive drawn cars remove slabs. “And now let’s think what becomes of zinc.” Men paint exterior of a house. [1918] b. “Every individual American, every man, woman, and child should in some way be a producer for the Red Cross. You have a Red Cross duty to perform -- you can’t transfer this duty to someone else.” Man comforts wounded soldier on battlefield, three uniformed men with Red Cross flag arrive on scene with stretcher. “Even the sheep are doing their bit. They recognize the fact that there’d be no decent pasture land where the Boche ruled.” Sheep herd and shepherd in a field. “Grandmother lends a personal touch to her work for the Red Cross.” Women combs wool manually. “‘The only truth about a lie is the truth that the lie is about.’ The complete analysis of Germany’s peace offers.” Woman spinning wool on spinning wheel. [1918]

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7419185

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