JF Ptak Science Books Post 1264
Like its more-famous WWII counterpart, scrap drives during The Great War were also frequently conducted. This is an original photograph showing just such a thing, depicting two Uncle Sams surrounded by Boy Scouts pulling a large hollow metal sphere–I believe that thin metal scrap would be hammered flat and then molded onto the sphere’s frame, though I’m not terribly sure. I am sure that this is a great photograph.
Another post on scrap drives (with original photographs) is located here on this blog.
(The original is available from our blog bookstore.)
and the detail:
