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Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Everyone was asked to dump his scrap in a vacant lot at the center of town. It was then bought by a junk man and salvaged. Rubber scrap
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Everyone was asked to dump his scrap in a vacant lot at the center of town. It was then bought by a junk man and salvaged. Rubber scrap

Collins, Marjory · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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pennsylvanialancasterlancaster countysafety film negativesunited states
Credit lineLancaster, Pennsylvania. Everyone was asked to dump his scrap in a vacant lot at the center of town. It was then bought by a junk man and salvaged. Rubber scrap. 1942-01-01. Collins, Marjory. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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