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Tank Assembly Line
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Elevated view of tanks on the final assembly line inside International Harvester's Tank Arsenal at Bettendorf. The factory was on the site of the company's Bettendorf Works.
December 24, 1942
International Harvester Company
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W012Z0S
WHi 67791
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Tank Ready for Shipping at Bettendorf
1942
Military tank prepared for shipment at International Harvester's Bettendorf tank arsenal (factory).
Military Tank Repair Facility
1942
Men stand in a factory, possibly the Bettendorf Tank Arsenal, used during World War II to repair tanks for the United States military.
Organization Board for Quad Cities Tank Arsenal
1942
Organization board of tank assembly lines at International Harvester's Quad Cities Tank Arsenal.
Bettendorf Tank Arsenal
1942
Construction site showing an additional to an International Harvester factory, probably the company's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal.
Bettendorf Tank Arsenal
October 27, 1942
Interior of what appears to be International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory).
Bulldozing Dirt at Bettendorf Tank Arsenal
1942
A man operates an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a Bucyrus-Erie bulldozer blade inside a factory building. The building is probably International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal.
