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Dickey Chapelle Covering Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ...
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Arrival of "Woodrush"

Date: 1949
Description: View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
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Testing an IH Military Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Man testing an International military M-2-4 4x4 truck on a snow-covered hill.
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Soldiers with Military Trucks

Date: 08 29 1918
Description: U.S. soldiers standing in a street with military trucks parked along a curb near the McCormick Works. The truck bodies were likely built under military con...
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Vietnam Helicopter Mission

Date: 06 1962
Description: A photograph taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle on board a helicopter that was enroute to Vinh Quoi in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. The ...
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CH-34A Helicoper

Date: 1963
Description: A photograph by freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle of several Sikorsky CH-34A helicopters taken somewhere in South Vietnam. Because these heavy lifting...
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International M-5 Half-Track Personnel Carrier

Date: 1943
Description: International M-5 half-track personnel carrier parked outdoors. Manufactured at International Harvester's Springfield Works for the U.S. military.
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U.S. Coast Guard in International Truck

Date: 1942
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.
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Damaged Jeep

Date: 12 23
Description: Damaged Jeep parked outdoors. The Jeep was driven by William Rigney when he struck and killed John Milen near the White Manor Tavern, 2201 N. Sherman Avenu...
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Soldier Using International TD-18 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1958
Description: Soldier using an International TD-18 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) during a training exercise. The original caption reads: "A graduate of the school assign...
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Military Half-Track

Date: 1943
Description: A military half-track redesigned and improved by International Harvester automotive engineers parked in the snow. The original caption reads: "At the Army'...
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Airing Bunks

Date: 01 1918
Description: World War I soldiers airing out their bunks at Camp Curtis.
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Loading Wounded Soldier onto Ship

Date: 1945
Description: Overhead view of men loading a wounded soldier onto a hospital ship.
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International M-5-6 Trucks for Russia

Date: 1941
Description: International military trucks bound for Russia during World War II. Original caption reads: "The trucks are the military model No. M-5-6, originally sold t...
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Fuel Transfer

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Description: View from the USS Wisconsin making contact with two destroyers at sea. The ships are transferring fuel.
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Marines in Truck on Highway

Date: 1941
Description: A group of Marines rides on the bed of an International truck as it rolls along a highway. The original caption reads, "Photograph made on highway north o...
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International Military Vehicle

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of a military half-track manufactured by the International Company parked in a snow-covered lot. The vehicle bears the mark "U.S.A. 40175789." Th...
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Soldiers with Truck and Airplane

Date: 1943
Description: Uniformed soldiers use a ladder to unload objects from a U.S. Army C-47 airplane labeled "Green Goon." An International truck appears in the foreground wi...
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Group with Coast Guard Truck

Date: 1943
Description: A group of uniformed women and a uniformed man stand around and sit on an International truck marked "United States Coast Guard" at the entrance to the Uni...
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K-1 Coast Guard Truck on Beach

Date: 1943
Description: Two uniformed men sit inside an International K-1 U.S. Coast Guard truck parked on a beach while another man speaks to them through the open passenger door...

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