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| Description: | Four members of the U.S. Coast Guard looking out from the back of an International K-6 truck parked on a city street. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Major Paul H. Wood, center, inspects cots in a tent while two of the tent occupants, former employees of the International Harvester Company, stand at atte... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Three soldiers, formerly International Harvester employees and dealers, sitting on wooden crates to shuck ears of corn near a doorway. The men likely belon... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Three uniformed men study a map placed on a desk. The original caption reads: "STUDYING THE BATTALION'S NEXT HOME. Lt. Col. D.L. Van Syckle (right), comman... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of uniformed military men sit in wooden chairs inside a building at Camp Perry as they are instructed on various kinds of machinery. Two chalkboard... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Two soldiers link arms with two women wearing dresses at the Port Clinton Service Center. The men were former International Harvester employees, and likely... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers lined up in a field for a Saturday morning review and a parade before officers. The soldiers likely belong to the "Harvester Battalion... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of uniformed enlisted men affiliated with International Harvester stand on risers for a group portrait. The original caption reads: "BATTALION FROM... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Three soldiers stand with an American flag in a field at Camp Perry. The men may have belonged to the "Harvester Battalion." |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers gather in a large classroom at Camp Perry for a class on crawler tractors. A blackboard and various military vehicles are in the backgr... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of uniformed soldiers sit at tables in a room at Camp Perry to be instructed in a small arms class. Firearms are on the table in front of each pers... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Advertising proof illustrating International Harvester's contribution to the war effort through the forming of maintenance battalions to service Internatio... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with the American and Republic of China flags tied together with a cord with tassels. Above is "UNITED STATES" in a Chinese themed typeface. B... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with a military theme. The card has a red, white, blue and embossed border. In the center is a "V" made of a red, white and blue ribbon on the... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Olive Brooks, Army Division Engineer Public Relations with her .45 on the "Dolphin", Chucunaque River, Panama. She is pointing her gun out towards the rive... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | War correspondents pose for a group portrait in the Aussie Press Hut in Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Names, (front, left to rig... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | View over water towards the New Guinea coast from a boat. A larger boat is on the right and several smaller craft in the center. A pier is on the shoreline... |
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