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Item
Title
D13708-9
Date(s)
- 1942-11-19 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
Tacoma vehicle owners line up at an area high school on November 19, 1942, the last day to register in the first group for gasoline ration books. Those drivers registering at this time would receive "A" booklets, allowing them four gallons of gasoline per week. The purpose of the ration was double fold, it also cut down on the wear and tear of tires since rubber was in short supply due to the war in the Pacific.
Consumer rationing--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;