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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Over the top. An Army reconnaissance car which had just climbed a tremendously steep grade on the other side of this hill is here starting its descent down the equally steep grade visible in the picture. Going up and down this hill is a severe test for both driver and vehicle
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Army trucks must be capable of getting through, even in the worst possible operating conditions. Above is shown a Dodge Army truck climbing a tremendously steep grade over soft ground that gives the poorest kind of traction
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Here an army ambulance takes a nose dive down the almost perpendicular side of a high and tremendously steep hill which has been erected for the purpose of testing army vehicles
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Here an army ambulance takes a nose dive down the almost perpendicular side of a high and tremendously steep hill which has been erected for the purpose of testing army vehicles
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Trucks built for the U.S. Army by Dodge are tested on this ramp to make sure that all of them are able to meet the Army specifications of climbing a sixty percent grade. Brakes are also tested at the same time to make sure of their ability to hold the truck on any part of this tremendously steep incline
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Trucks built for the U.S. Army by Dodge are tested on this ramp to make sure that all of them are able to meet the Army specifications of climbing a sixty percent grade. Brakes are also tested at the same time to make sure of their ability to hold the truck on any part of this tremendously steep incline
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). General view taken from above the cab-trim line in the huge Detroit plant where Dodge Army trucks are made. The camera was pointed toward the main assembly line and shows an overhead sheet metal delivery conveyor and a small portion of the parts stock, such as head lamps, tail lights, and so forth, encased in card-board
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). General view taken from above the cab-trim line in the huge Detroit plant where Dodge Army trucks are made. The camera was pointed toward the main assembly line and shows an overhead sheet metal delivery conveyor and a small portion of the parts stock, such as head lamps, tail lights, and so forth, encased in card-board
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). A defense worker checking the front axle assembly of a Dodge Army truck just before it moves off the production line
Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Over the top. An Army reconnaissance car which had just climbed a tremendously steep grade on the other side of this hill is here starting its descent down the equally steep grade visible in the picture. Going up and down this hill is a severe test for both driver and vehicle
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Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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michigan
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detroit
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dodge
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army reconnaissance car
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dodge motor co
1940s
40s
1940 s
detroit publishing company photograph collection
library of congress
Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Detroit (Mich.)
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42.33139, -83.04583
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain