World War II scrap metal statue in Salem, Oregon, 1943
COLLECTION
Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION
A display on the Marion County Courthouse lawn advertising a scrap drive as part of the war effort in 1943 during World War II. Thr drive was called Scrap Tall. The tall symbolic sculpture of a man, made from scrap metals, holds a kettle for collecting fats and greases. Tires and other scrap metal are at his feet. An exterior can be seen in this good view of the courthouse in the background.
DATE
1943
SUBJECTS
Salem, Oregon; Marion County courthouse; scrap metal; World War II; fire escape; fat; grease; metal sculpture
Ben Maxwell Collection
