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Empty Rooms Mean Idle Machines

1942 2 min
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This animated short produced during WWII shows how Plugger helped the war effort by renting out his spare room so that a new worker could be brought in to work an idle machine at the munitions plant.

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This animated short produced during WWII shows how Plugger helped the war effort by renting out his spare room so that a new worker could be brought in to work an idle machine at the munitions plant.

War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films Industry and Commerce Work and Labour Relations All subjects
  • producer
    Philip Ragan
  • animation
    Philip Ragan

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