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Widening Pennsylvania's Roadbed
| Page from an advertising brochure for International trucks. An International truck ascends a hillside during the widening of the Pennsylvania roadbed between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. |
| Image ID: | 95114 |
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| Creation Date: | 1931 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | Advertising sample books (bluebooks), 1913-1957 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 5Z, Box 135, Folder 5 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| The text reads: "Recently when the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to widen and beautiful its roadbed between Baltimore and our Nation's Capital, eleven International heavy-duty trucks were called upon to haul dirt from the cut. Due to the narrowness of the original cut and the high embankments on either side, it was necessary for the trucks to back to the shovel. Loaded Internationals climbed steep inclines, and in many places traction was so difficult that trees were cut and placed across the road to afford footing for the heavily loaded trucks on their slow but positive climb. International trucks are designed to perform under the most severe hauling conditions and built to give years of continuous profitable transportation service." |
| Advertising |
| Hills |
| Automobile industry and trade |
| Outdoor photography |
| Road construction industry |
| Roads |
| Trucks |
| Trees |
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