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War Makes Waste
War Makes Waste

War Makes Waste

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  • War Makes Waste: A bulldozer moved past discarded kitchen equipment piled up at the junkyard in Phu Bai, South Vietnam. Tons of material, which the US Army says is not worth keeping and is too expensive to give away, is being turned into salable scrap by bulldozers compacting the discarded material as the 101st Airborne Division prepares to leave the area.
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Publisher (American, founded 1846)
DateFebruary 16th, 1972
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions7 7/8 x 9 3/16 in. (20 x 23.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Pramod and Lucy Sharma
Object number2023.491