Soldier Shoveling Mud Off Crawler Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Soldier Shoveling Mud Off Crawler Tractor

Soldier Shoveling Mud Off Crawler Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey shovels heavily caked mud from the tracks of his International TD-18 Diesel crawler tractor (TracTracTor). The original caption reads: "WHO'S GOT A TOOTHPICK--At regular intervals, Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey, 1605 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, W. Va., shovels the Okinawa mud from the tracks of his International TD-18 Diesel TracTracTor in order to maintain a snail's pace along the roads of that Ryukyu Island."
DESCRIPTION
Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey shovels heavily caked mud from the tracks of his International TD-18 Diesel crawler tractor (TracTracTor). The original caption reads: "WHO'S GOT A TOOTHPICK--At regular intervals, Marine Private First Class Gilbert E. Bailey, 1605 Seventh Avenue, Huntington, W. Va., shovels the Okinawa mud from the tracks of his International TD-18 Diesel TracTracTor in order to maintain a snail's pace along the roads of that Ryukyu Island."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:64124
Creation Date: 1945
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
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County:
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Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 631, Pg.19
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Tractors
Hats
Uniforms
Work clothes
Implements, utensils, etc.
Islands
Marines
Military uniforms
Soldiers
Transportation, Military
War
World War, 1939-1945
Men
Outdoor photography
Manual work

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