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Garbage Disposal Truck
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Men load boxes onto an International D-300 truck owned by the City of Santa Ana. The truck was used for garbage removal. One man stands in the bed of the truck, and the other two are lifting boxes from the curb in a residential area.
1938
International Harvester Company
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W012YAQ
WHi 62310
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Garbage Collection
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Garbage Trucks in Landfill
1973
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D-300 M.T. with 6 Yard Body
1940
Two men, one in the driver's seat of the D-300 M.T. truck, and the other carrying a metal trash bin, on a residential street. The truck is used by the Refuse Disposal Department for pickup of garba...
