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Farmers waiting to unload wheat

60-226
Accession Number
60-226
7.5x9.5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348099607
Related Collection
Harry S. Truman Papers: Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President
Keywords
Automobiles
Farmers
HST Keywords
Farmers - Wheat; Wheat
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Description
Trucks lined up with farmers waiting to unload wheat. Photo sent to Senator Harry S. Truman by Herman Wenzel, of the H. Wenzel Tent and Duck Company. Mr. Wenzel was seeking Senator Truman's assistance in getting the War Production Board to allocate more canvas for making tarpaulins to cover trucks shipping agricultural products. The photo is inscribed: "This truck shows tarpaulin. Nearly all trucks have one. These are farmers trucks waiting in line to unload their wheat."
Date(s)
ca.
August 1944