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Nola Hines with ration book, Seattle, 1942

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As part of the war effort of World War II each family in the country was granted monthly ration coupon books for consumer goods such as meat, tobacco, and coffee. Rationing was based on an equal sharing method where each consumer was allowed the same amount of a product. Here Nola Hines holds up a sample of the first sugar ration coupon books to reach Seattle.

Handwritten on negative: Nola Hines.
Handwritten on sleeve: Hines, Nola, with first sugar ration books.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 10, 1942.
ID Number: PI28103
Date: 1942
Physical Description: 1 safety film negative: b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI28103
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