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Scrap Drive at R.H. Gehrke Company
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International truck with a trailer full of scrap metal parked outside the R.H. Gehrke Company, an International Harvester dealership. William Le Capitaine, Jr. and Robert McGlen, mechanic and helper, are loading the metal as part of a scrap drive.
1942
International Harvester Company
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W012YYE
WHi 69540
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