World War II Scrap Drive
| Description: |
Westchester Township citizens scoured their basements and garages in September of 1942 to salvage scrap metal in aid of the war effort. Chesterton Town Marshall Joe LaRoche, on the pile wearing a black tie and hat, is shown supervising the growing mountain of metal that arose in Railroad Park (now Thomas Centennial Park) in downtown Chesterton. |
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| Origin: | September 1942 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll13/id/2 |
| Collection: |
Westchester Township Historical Images |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
United States -- Indiana -- Porter County -- Westchester Township -- Chesterton -- 1940s |
| Subjects: |
World War II Home Front |
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