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Philip Ripley with aluminum foil statue at Renton Park Elementary School, Renton, April 14, 1992

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In honor of Earth Day, students from the Puget Sound region were asked to collect as much aluminum foil as possible in an effort to promote recycling. The school with the overall biggest ball of foil was to win $1,000.

In this image Philip Ripley, 10, a student at Hamlin-Robinson School in Seattle, walks by the 239-pound aluminum foil statue created by the students from Renton Park Elementary School.

Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.053.19.02
Date: 1992
Creator(s): Bainter, Mike, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.053.19.02, photo by Mike Bainter
Copyright: All Rights Reserved