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Scrap Metal Drive, World War II, Des Moines, Iowa, ca. 1942.

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Title

Scrap Metal Drive, World War II, Des Moines, Iowa, ca. 1942.

Subject

Rodriguez, Pablo

Luevano, Carmen Munoz

Villalobos, Hortense

Valdez, Helen Salgado

Chia, Abbie Murillo

Bejanarno, Josephine Murillo

Description

Mexican American women in West Des Moines, Iowa, collecting scrap metal to support the war effort, 1942.

Source

Ila Plasencia papers

Description

Mexican American women in West Des Moines, Iowa, collecting scrap metal to support the war effort, 1942.

Type

Photograph

Source

Ila Plasencia papers

Subject

Plasencia, Ila, Rodriguez, Pablo, Luevano, Carmen Munoz, Vasquez, Bess, Villalobos, Hortense, Valdez, Helen Salgado, Chia, Abbie Murillo, Bejanarno, Josephine Murillo

Tags

community service, Des Moines (Iowa), war & revolution, women

Citation

“Scrap Metal Drive, World War II, Des Moines, Iowa, ca. 1942.,” Migration is Beautiful, accessed October 9, 2024, https://migration.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/25084.