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High School Band Plays in Street
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The Elk Mound High School band entertaining farmers as they weigh in loads of scrap at Ausman Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. The metal was collected for a scrap drive. In the foreground cars are lined up, and a group of men stand near railroad tracks.
1942
International Harvester Company
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WHi 71162
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Men Unloading Scrap at IH Dealership
1942
Men unloading scrap at collection depot established by Ausman Implement Company. The metal was collected for a scrap drive. In the background is a grocery store and other buildings.
Scrap Pile Near Betttendorf Works
1942
A large pile of scrap metal near a railroad track.
Truck and Metal Scrap Pile
April 29, 1942
A man using an International truck to haul scrap metal for J.G. Larson & Sons, an International Harvester dealership. The man is dropping the metal off at a scrap pile near railroad tracks as part ...
Woodville Scrap Drive
1942
Men with horses, wagons, cars and trucks are parked alongside railroad tracks near a large scrap metal pile. The men are participating in a wartime scrap drive.
Farmers Unloading Metal for Scrap Drive
1942
Farmers unload scrap metal onto a large pile as part of a wartime scrap drive.
IH Dealer Unloading Metal for Scrap Drive
1942
Two men from Anderson Motor Sales, an International Harvester dealership, unload scrap metal from the bed of an International truck. The truck is parked near railroad tracks.
