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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection
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Three men loading a trailer near an International Harvester dealership during the "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. There is a large pile of scrap on the ground. A sign in the background says: "Moericke Howe, Marion, Wis. Phone 26."
1942
International Harvester Company
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W012Z1D
WHi 69318
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection
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Truck and Metal Scrap Pile
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Dealer Allan Halvorson with Scrap Pile
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International Harvester dealer Allan Halvorson (center) standing next to a pile of scrap metal and rubber near his dealership building. The materials were collected for a wartime scrap drive.
Scrap Drive at Newburg
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