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M-5 Prime Mover
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Soldiers pulling 155mm howitzer with an M-5 tractor at Camp Adair, Oregon. The original caption reads: "This is the new M-5 tractor which replaces 2 and one-half ton trucks as the standard prime-mover for the big new 155 mm howitzers. The tractor jockey is rated a member of the gun-crew of 10 men crew members (background) are picking up trails of gun preparatory to hooking on."
1945
United States. Army
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W012WB3
WHi 24690
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International M-5 High Speed Prime Mover
1943
Army personnel pulling a 155mm howitzer with a International M-5 High Speed Prime Mover during a test or demonstration. Original caption reads: "This high speed tractor, a new piece of equipment us...
International-Built M-5 Prime Mover
1943
M-5 prime mover built by International Harvester for the U.S. military.
High-Speed Prime Mover
1943
A M-5 high-speed prime mover carries men through a field. The original caption reads: "The M-5 high-speed prime mover, designed and engineered by International Harvester's Gas Power Engineering Dep...
U.S. Military Crawler Tractor
1942
Men, possibly soldiers, driving an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor). The photograph was taken by F.J. Delaney for International Harvester Company.
Tanks and Military Vehicles at Bettendorf Works
1942
U.S. military equipment lined up outside International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Pictured left to right are a M-5 prime mover (1st design), a M-5 prime mover (last design), a M-5 tank, a tank r...
U.S. Marines Using International Crawler Tractor
1944
Marines ride through a creek on a trailer pulled by an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor).
