1933 Print International Silver Machine Silverware Potash Bath Industry FZ2 WIS1 This photo shows how the

This photo shows how the necessity for economical reconstruction has been utilized to make an unusual decorative effect

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1933 Print International Silver Machine Silverware Potash Bath Industry FZ2 WIS1 This photo shows how theThis is an original 1933 halftone print of silverware going through a potash bath at the International Silver Company. The purpose of the potash bath was to purge the flatware of dirt and grime. Photography by Margaret Bourke White. Bourke White was born in the Bronx, New York. Her interest in photography was propelled by her father's love of cameras, and her quest for self improvement. Bourke White became the first female war correspondent, and the