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Camp Pendleton Groundskeeping with International A
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A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls uses an International Model A tractor to maintain an area of brush at the Camp Pendleton airfield. Tents are in the background with hills behind them. The original caption reads: "International Model A tractors are used to keep grass and weeds mowed on the Camp Pendleton airfield and women civil service operators employed by the United States Navy Department operate them."
1944
International Harvester Company
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Woman Operating International A Tractor at Military Base
1942
A woman uses an International Model A tractor to mow grass on the side of a hill at Camp Pendleton. In the background is an encampment of tents set up at the base of hills. The original caption rea...
International Truck at Military Encampment
1944
A man stands near an International dump truck marked: "USMC 35894 - Camp Pendleton." The truck bed is raised, releasing a pile of dirt in front of an encampment of tents.
Bulldozer Operator Training
1944
Two men operate International crawler tractors (TracTracTors) with bulldozer blades on a rocky hillside as part of a military training program at Camp Pendleton. The original caption reads: "There ...
Bulldozer on Hillside
1944
A man uses an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) equipped with a bulldozer blade on a hillside in the construction of a road. The original caption reads: "There is nothing like actual eart...
Uniformed Men with International Trucks
1944
Uniformed men sit on top of International crawler tractors equipped with bulldozer blades in an area of brush with hills in the background. An international truck marked, "Camp Pendleton, USMC 3980...
Camp Pendleton Fire Department
1944
Two K-5 International trucks equipped with hoses and ladders used by the Camp Pendleton fire department are parked near a building and a road sign. The original caption reads: "A fire department is...
