Photograph
War Departmental Trial
| Captain Alexander E. Williams of the War Department testing the experimental truck that the Four Wheel Drive Company hoped to manufacture for the army. In addition to the four-wheel drive, the vehicle is equipped with chains to negotiate Clintonville's muddy streets. Ultimately the company manufactured over 20,000 trucks for the American and British armies. |
| Image ID: | 40857 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Clintonville |
| County: | Waupaca |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 514 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Coats |
| Hats |
| Cities and towns |
| Automobile industry and trade |
| Transportation, Military |
| War work |
| Men |
| Trucks |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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