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Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)
Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)

Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)

Date9/19/1942
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  • Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore, Md., salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced(...)
  • Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore; Md.; salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced for making the tougher; faster and deadlier modern tanks.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tanks from World War No. 1 are part fo the big scrap pile in this Baltimore; Md.; salvage yard. The steel will go to mills where it will be reproduced for making the tougher; faster and deadlier modern tanks.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019369F
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      STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
      STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
      Erickson, Ray
      1/2/1974
      Just Dozin: National Slag president Ken Spencer isn't shy about singing the praises of his company's product: stag from the steel mills, stored in piles at Hamilton Harbor
      Just Dozin: National Slag president Ken Spencer isn't shy about singing the praises of his company's product: stag from the steel mills, stored in piles at Hamilton Harbor
      Brennan, Pat
      2/9/1989
      Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
      Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/28/1942
      One of Canada's fighting tanks, six tons of concentrated destructive power, tops a rise at Camp Borden as recruits put it through actual war paces. Th(...)
      One of Canada's fighting tanks, six tons of concentrated destructive power, tops a rise at Camp Borden as recruits put it through actual war paces. Th(...)
      Canada. Canadian Army
      10/7/1939
      That ram tanks are the best in the war is the opinion expressed by Gen
      That ram tanks are the best in the war is the opinion expressed by Gen
      Richie, Robert Yarnall
      1/16/1943
      Tanks dominate skyline, Gasoline and oil storage tanks, some complete, others in course of construction, have already been erected on the site of the (...)
      Tanks dominate skyline, Gasoline and oil storage tanks, some complete, others in course of construction, have already been erected on the site of the (...)
      British American Oil
      11/1/1941
      Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
      Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/11/1942
      Tank cars and oil storage tanks, Port Lands
      Tank cars and oil storage tanks, Port Lands
      Unknown
      192-?
      Arch of tank guns was formed by four massive Centurion tanks stationed by the side of road yesterday as funeral cortege for Major General F. F. Worthi(...)
      Arch of tank guns was formed by four massive Centurion tanks stationed by the side of road yesterday as funeral cortege for Major General F. F. Worthi(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      12/13/1967
      Liquid therapy: Julie Trip relaxes in a tank of Epsom salt solution, while Elizabeth Randell gently closes the lid at Tranquility Tanks Ltd
      Liquid therapy: Julie Trip relaxes in a tank of Epsom salt solution, while Elizabeth Randell gently closes the lid at Tranquility Tanks Ltd
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/23/1986
      Dear Me: Peter Ustinov says in his biography, Dear Me, he wanted to join the tank corps in World War II because I preferred to go into battle sitting down
      Dear Me: Peter Ustinov says in his biography, Dear Me, he wanted to join the tank corps in World War II because I preferred to go into battle sitting down
      Goode, Jeff
      8/15/1979
      Keith McGuigan: While he searched for a car part in a scrap yard, his car was crushed.
      Keith McGuigan: While he searched for a car part in a scrap yard, his car was crushed.
      Dunlop, Alan
      5/8/1981