Photograph
MacArthur Week Scrap Collection
| Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-drawn vehicle. A sign in the background reads: "Moericke Howe, Marion, Wis. Phone 26." |
| Image ID: | 69319 |
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| Creation Date: | 1942 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Marion |
| County: | Waupaca |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| 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.128 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Original caption reads (in part): "C.J. Moericke, who is dealer at Marion in the Green Bay territory, was receiving scrap from farmers in a stock pile to the rear of his establishment. Shipments by motor truck from this pile were made to junk dealer at Appleton. Some 15 tons of scrap were in the pile when pictures were taken. Mr. Moericke said he figured on handling a total of about 40 tons. The community was also building up a pile." Similar images appeared in "Harvester World" magazine (June, 1942, pg. 8). |
| Metal industry |
| Dwellings |
| Cities and towns |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Horses |
| Posters |
| Trees |
| War work |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and signboards |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Trucks |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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