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A dense vertical stack of crushed and discarded American automobiles fills a scrap yard, with tail fins, grilles, chrome, and a yellow truck still visible among the wreckage.

February 1974 · Colour transparency

Stacked Autos Are Crushed and Shipped to Japan, Then Return as Toyotas and Datsuns

David Falconer

Why it matters

The photograph’s official title turns a recycling yard into a memorable U.S. account of Japanese industrial ascent, revealing how captions can nationalise a transpacific production system.

Publication
Project DOCUMERICA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Holding institution
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Shelfmark
412-DA-13040; NARA catalog ID 555492
Rights
No known copyright restrictions; access and use unrestricted

Citation

David Falconer. Stacked Autos Are Crushed and Shipped to Japan, Then Return to the United States as Toyotas and Datsuns to Begin the Cycle Once Again. February 1974. Project DOCUMERICA, 412-DA-13040. U.S. National Archives, catalog ID 555492.

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