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Leach Garbage Truck
1960
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 on the garbage truck.
Garbage Truck Outside Restaurant
circa 1970-1979
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 building advertise hamburgers and chicken.
Garbage Trucks in Landfill
1973
Three garbage trucks are pictured in a landfill dumping trash. An African-American man is standing by one of the trucks. The trucks are likely International Harvester model 1910A or 2010As. Various...
Men Pushing Trash Cans Towards Garbage Truck
1973
View from lawn in a residential neighborhood of three men pushing trash cans on hand carts towards a garbage truck. Behind the garbage truck is an International Harvester Scout with a dump body. Th...
Fleetstar with Garbage Hauler
1975
Color photo of an International Fleetstar truck outfitted with a garbage hauler. The truck was owned by Deck's Disposal Service and appears against a background of skyscrapers; a building marked "3...
International Scout Garbage Truck
1961
International Scout truck with dump box loading refuse into a garbage truck in a suburban neighborhood.
