People Gathered for Scrap Drive Parade | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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People Gathered for Scrap Drive Parade

People Gathered for Scrap Drive Parade | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view of a large group of people gathered with tractors and trucks for a scrap parade in a downtown area. In the background automobiles are parked at an angle in front of storefronts.
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view of a large group of people gathered with tractors and trucks for a scrap parade in a downtown area. In the background automobiles are parked at an angle in front of storefronts.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:71158
Creation Date: 05 18 1942
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Fairbury
County:
State:Illinois
Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 563, pg. 168
Original Dimensions:7 x 5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Original caption reads: "Over fifty-tons of scrap from farms in southeastern part of Livingston County, Illinois, gathered on 13 trucks and a tractor-trailer, paraded through Fairbury, Illinois, Monday, May 18, to start National Farm Scrap Week."
SUBJECTS
Tractors
Billboards
Cities and towns
Police
Metal trade
World War, 1939-1945
Children and adults
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Parades
Storefronts
Signs and signboards
Automobile parking
Automobiles
Roads
Trucks

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