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Garbage Disposal Truck

Date: 1938
Description: 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 t...
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International Garbage Truck

Date: 05 17 1938
Description: Three men load garbage onto the back of an International DS-35 truck owned by the City of Louisville, while two men sit in the truck's cab. The truck is on...
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Greendale Garbage Removal

Date: 01 03 1939
Description: A man empties a garbage can into the back of an International D-300 truck parked in a residential neighborhood near houses.
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International R-180 Garbage Truck

Date: 1953
Description: A man is emptying refuse into an International R-180 garbage truck parked in a residential neighborhood.
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Vacant Lot

Date: 1920
Description: View of a vacant lot littered with garbage and weeds in a residential area. Across the street in the background are what appears to be a row of apartment b...
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Leach Garbage Truck

Date: 1960
Description: Color photo of a man collecting garbage cans from an alleyway and emptying them into a truck with an IH logo on the front of the chassis and a Leach logo o...
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Garbage Truck Outside Restaurant

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Description: Color photo of men unloading refuse into the back of an International garbage collection truck parked beside a restaurant. The neon signs on the restaurant...
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Garbage Truck Emptying into Incinerator

Date: 1976
Description: A garbage truck is backed up and emptying refuse into what is likely an incinerator. A man is standing at the open driver's door, and another man is sittin...
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Two Men Talking in Front of Building

Date: 1973
Description: Two men are standing and talking in a plaza in front of a building which has a large sign with the words: "Memphis Tennessee Shelby County" around the seal...
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D-300 Truck with Garbage "Collect" Body

Date: 1939
Description: Right side profile view of a D-300 truck with garbage collecting body parked in front of a brick building.
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D-300-H Truck with Garbage Collect Body

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a D-300-H truck used for garbage collection. Hercules body hydraulic hoist. Rounded sliding covers. Waterproof tailga...
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D-300-H Truck with Garbage Collect Body

Date: 1939
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a D-300-H truck used for garbage collection. Hercules body hydraulic hoist. Rounded sliding covers. Waterproof tailga...
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D-300 Truck with 4 Yard Dump Body

Date: 1940
Description: View of man carrying a metal trash bin towards a dump truck. A man sits in the driver's seat. Another man stands near metal trash bins behind a fence along...
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K-5 Truck Mounted with Elgin Corps as Refuse-Getter

Date: 1941
Description: View across lawn towards two men standing near a K-5 truck used by the Department of Public Works, St. Joseph. The doors of the cab are removed. One man is...
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Industrial Tractor and Crane

Date: 09 02 1927
Description: A man is sitting on an industrial tractor that is pulling an open wagon. More wagons are behind, and men are directing a crane to either load or unload the...

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