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Loading Navy Transport Plane
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A man supervises the unloading of a US Navy R4D transport plane onto a truck with a star symbol painted on the driver door. Snow-capped mountains are in the background. The original caption reads: "TRANS-SHIPPING---Under the watchful eye of a Marine sentry, a Navy transport plane is unloaded at an Aleutian airfield."
1944
International Harvester Company
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Soldiers with Truck and Airplane
1943
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 with a panel of characters on the door.
International KR-11 Navy Truck with Airplanes
1941
An International KR-11 truck used for refueling parks next to a line of airplanes on a runway. There is a man standing on one of the planes holding a hose attached to the truck. The original captio...
International Seabees Trucks
1944
An International K-5 truck and an M-2-4 truck used by the Seabees are driving along a dirt road built over a body of water.
Marines with International M-3-4 Trucks
1941
Two uniformed Marines stand in front of International trucks parked in a row. One man holds a cigarette in his hands. The original caption reads: "Captain George C. Carroll, motor transport officer...
International Harvester Parade Float
1945
Uniformed naval soldiers sit in an International truck pulling a parade float with a sign reading "International Harvester Builds Trucks for the Navy." The float is decorated with a truck and palm ...
Marines in Truck on Highway
1941
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 of San Diego near La Jolla. Truck in foregr...
