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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). The body of a Dodge Army reconnaissance car being lowered into place on the assembled chassis. Bodies for each of the many types of army trucks are synchronized in production with the chassis for which they are intended and are carried from a distant part of the plant by an overhead tram conveyor and are lowered to the chassis with perfect split second timing

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). The body of a Dodge Army reconnaissance car being lowered into place on the assembled chassis. Bodies for each of the many types of army trucks are synchronized in production with the chassis for which they are intended and are carried from a distant part of the plant by an overhead tram conveyor and are lowered to the chassis with perfect split second timing

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Dropping the power plant of a Dodge Army truck to its place in the chassis assembly. The complete motor, carried on an overhead conveyor, reaches the chassis moving along the assembly line at precisely the right time and place to permit steady production of these urgently needed army vehicles

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Dropping the power plant of a Dodge Army truck to its place in the chassis assembly. The complete motor, carried on an overhead conveyor, reaches the chassis moving along the assembly line at precisely the right time and place to permit steady production of these urgently needed army vehicles

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Overhead conveyors eliminate heavy lifting and facilitate rapid production of trucks for the U.S. Army in the Dodge truck plant in Detroit. Shown above are workmen lowering the heavy rear axle of an army truck to its place in the chassis assembly by means of a special overhead carrier

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). Army officers attending the school conducted by the Chrysler Corporation to assist our fighting forces in the job training men to operate the thousands of trucks required by today's streamlined division are given actual practice in driving the trucks in a testing field. Above is an Army officer putting one of these trucks through its paces in a heavy mud wallow which is just one of the many tests to which the driver and vehicle are subjected

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). 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). The body of a Dodge Army reconnaissance car being lowered into place on the assembled chassis. Bodies for each of the many types of army trucks are synchronized in production with the chassis for which they are intended and are carried from a distant part of the plant by an overhead tram conveyor and are lowered to the chassis with perfect split second timing

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01/01/1940
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Detroit (Mich.) ,  42.33139, -83.04583
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Library of Congress
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[Native American mortuary customs: row of Indians carrying bodies over their shoulders to fires, platform with skeletons hanging above and bones below on benches, and groups of Indians standing around fires and poles hung with cloth or skins]

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Army truck manufacture (Dodge). A bank of wheels and tires for Dodge Army trucks piled up as they arrive at the plant before the assembling process starts

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The chassis of an Army halftrac scout car get a workout. When this test driver at a large Midwest plant has put the machine through its paces, he'll know if the machine meets the exacting specifications of the Army. White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio

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Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Careful check is kept of every detail of production

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michigan wayne county detroit safety film negatives army truck army truck dodge body reconnaissance dodge army reconnaissance car place chassis bodies types army trucks production part tram conveyor tram conveyor split split second dodge motor co 1940 s 40 s united states history industrial history factory workers detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress car plant dodge plant