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Berlin Airlift Coal Shipment

Date: 1948
Description: A British soldier directs the truck driver as German workers prepare to load a shipment of coal on a U.S. Air Force C-54 airplane at Fassberg Airfield. Fro...
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International Military Model M-5-6 Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker attaches the front grill to an International model M-5-6 military truck on the assembly line. The trucks were originally sold to the United ...
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Military Truck Assembly

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers assembling the steering gear on a military truck at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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International M-5-6 Trucks on Assembly Line

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers on the assembly line (possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works) with M-5-6 trucks. Original caption reads: "The trucks are the...
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International K-8 Truck with Crane

Date: 1941
Description: An International K-8 truck and a Byers crane are used to lift a piece of wood in the construction of a U.S. Army building. The original caption reads: "Nat...
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Seabees Dismantling Fuel Tanks

Date: 09 30 1943
Description: The 56th Construction Battalion of Seabees dismantles fuel tanks using a crane and an International K-line truck. The original caption reads: "Project No. ...
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Halavo Seaplane Base

Date: 1943
Description: Men of the 34th Construction Battalion of Seabees work around a boat dock using an International TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at Halavo Seaplane Base...
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War Movie Advertisement

Date: 07 1942
Description: Photographic copy of an advertisement featuring two film strips with scenes from the movies "The Strong Shall be Free" and "The Marines Have Landed." The m...
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M-5H-6 International Truck Service

Date: 1944
Description: Two men performing service work on an International M-5H-6 six-wheel-drive truck with a cargo body parked on a grease rack outdoors. The truck is marked, "...
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Greasing Wagon with International Tractor

Date: 1944
Description: A man uses an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) to pull a greasing wagon across rough terrain. A dirt road and hills are in the background.
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Tractor with Road Ripper

Date: 1944
Description: A man uses an International TD-18 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a heavy-duty road ripper to do construction on rough terrain. Hills are in the backgro...
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Parts Room and Counter

Date: 1944
Description: A woman and two men are standing by the counter of Post Motor Transport Department's parts room. Boxes are stacked on the counter; shelves of more boxed su...
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Air-Borne Invasion Tank Testing at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1944
Description: A worker sits behind the control panel of an Army air-borne invasion tank to test the vehicle under simulated combat conditions.
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Tank Assembly at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 10 18 1943
Description: Male and female workers assemble pieces of air-borne invasion tanks at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house.
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Final Assembly Line for Tanks at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1943
Description: Three men work on the final assembly of Army air-borne invasion tanks in a temporary factory at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house. Other ...
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Military Motor Truck Assembly

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: Factory workers at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works assemble the frame of a military motor truck.
Poster

Food for Fighters Everywhere

Date: 1944
Description: Wartime poster advocating people to "Join the Victory Farm Volunteers." The poster features an illustration of a cargo ship and Army truck set against that...
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Wrecker Stuck in the Mud

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: "Beach Road," Robert Doyle's caption in the Milwaukee Journal said it best, "Saidor travel Bureau never reports roads impassable as long as wheels a...

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