Old gates turned in for scrap. Inspecting the gates of the old McLean Mansion, now government property, which are to be torn down for scrap. Left to right: Lessing J. Rosenwald, director, War Production Board (WPB) Conservation Division; Robert C. Waldie, project manager, Defense Homes Corporation; Clifton E. Mack, director, Procurement Division, Treasury Department. The old gates and the iron fence in front of the property will add 40,000 pounds to the nation's scrap pile. Sourced from the Library of Congress.
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