City - Lititz PA - I used to work for peanuts 1942 - Side by Side Baby Onesie

Hand Colored photo from 1942, Nov
Original title:Peanut stand next to the Lutz butcher shop finds it hard to get peanuts since the war started. Peanut oil is needed in industry
Photographer: Marjory Collins
Location: 54 E Main St, Lititz, PA

The war hurt different people in different and unexpected ways. Like poor Bill, who simply wanted to sell peanuts, but couldn't because they needed the nuts for the war. More specifically peanut oil, it had many uses, it was very versatile stuff, it resisted spoiling so it made a good substitute in food preparation, gave the soldiers a bit more energy, they used it in the military rations. It was used in paints, lubrication, hydraulic fluid, they even used it to manufacture explosives.

I think this is the first time I've ever seen a person smile in a picture, usually they are serious and stone faced. And considering he has coins in his hand, and looked like he was there to buy peanuts, one could only conclude he just got a...

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