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Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the new M-4 tanks (right), the designers and the engineers got together to provide fighting advantages over and above those of the older M-3 tanks (left). Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

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Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the new M-4 tanks (right), the designers and the engineers got together to provide fighting advantages over and above those of the older M-3 tanks (left). Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new member of our armored forces, an M-4 tank meets an older M-3 at a fueling point at Fort Knox, Kentucky. With its superior construction and increased firepower, the M-4 (shown at the left) is very popular with the hard-bitten "tankers" who man it.

Fort Knox: Tank training. Parade of M-4 (General Sherman) and M-3 (General Grant) tanks in training maneuvers at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Note the lower design of the M-4, the larger gun in the turret and the two batches in front of the turret

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new M-4 tank and a halftrac scout car practice coordination of activities in the school for the armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky. This M-4, with its strong welded hull and superior firepower, is welcomed by the "tankers" who man it as a notable addition to our fighting equipment

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. One of our new battleships of the land, a mighty M-4 tank that will disturb a lot of Axis plans. In the welded hulls of these massive machines are armament that ensures tremendous firepower in the hands of tough, resourceful "tankers." Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox: Tank training. Parade of M-4 (General Sherman) and M-3 (General Grant) tanks in training maneuvers at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Note the lower design of the M-4, the larger gun in the turret and the two batches in front of the turret

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new member of our armored forces, an M-4 tank meets an older M-3 at a fueling point at Fort Knox, Kentucky. With its superior construction and increased firepower, the M-4 (shown at the left) is very popular with the hard-bitten "tankers" who man it

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. A new M-4 tank and a halftrac scout car practice coordination of activities in the school for the armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky. This M-4, with its strong welded hull and superior firepower, is welcomed by the "tankers" who man it as a notable addition to our fighting equipment

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the massive cast-steel hull of this M-4 tank, a crew of hard-bitten "tankers" is rehearsing a few fighting tricks at a training school of the armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the new M-4 tanks (right), the designers and the engineers got together to provide fighting advantages over and above those of the older M-3 tanks (left). Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.

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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 873.

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kentucky hardin county fort knox safety film negatives lot 1866 alfred t palmer united states office of war information photo m 4 tanks m 3 tanks office of war information farm security administration united states history wwii home front tank armored vehicles world war 2 wwii tanks library of congress
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Fort Knox. Maintenance of mechanized equipment. Army trucks and other vehicles at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are checked thoroughly, and at regular intervals. Wherever possible, motorized military equipment is maintained in constant tip top shape, instantly ready for strenuous action

Highway through Hardin County, Iowa

68th Field Artillery mechanized, Fort Knox, Ky., June 14th, 1938, Colonel Marshall Magruder, commanding

Tank car and storage tanks at the Phillips gasoline plant

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Top-notch performance of our big bombers is made a matter of certainty by the ground crews of the Air Force. A soldier-mechanic at Langley Field, Virginia makes an engine adjustment on a mighty YB-17 bomber under the critical eye of a sergeant

Buffalo, New York. Symington-Gould, makers of tank, ship and railroad parts. Woman operator of a five ton crane picking up rough castings of truck train for railroads. She operated this same crane in the last war; in between was a housewife

Great Falls, Montana. Electrolytic copper refinery of Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Preparing starting sheets; the workman is shown stripping the starting sheet of electrolytic copper; this copper has been deposited on a rolled copper blank, which has been lightly greased so as to prevent the deposit from adhering; to this starting sheet, loops will be attached for suspension in refining tank

One of our new battleships of the land: a mighty M-4 tank that will disturb a lot of Axis plans. In the welded hulls of these massive machines is armament that ensures tremendous firepower in the hands of tough, resourceful "tankers." Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky

U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London Submarine Escape Training Tank, Albacore & Darter Roads, Groton, New London County, CT

Production. M-4 tanks. Better striking power and better protection for our soldiers are provided by the mighty M-4 tank. A machine operation on a tank turret is performed in an Eastern plant

Fort Knox. Halftrac crews. The crews of halftrac armored cars, in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, are hardy, able men. The Fort Knox school for men of the armored services is teaching many American soldiers how to use mechanized striking equipment to best advantage. Its graduates are now on many of our far-flung battle lines, ready to meet the Axis on more than even terms

Miscellaneous subjects. Armored vehicles in front of Old Executive Office Building I

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kentucky hardin county fort knox safety film negatives lot 1866 alfred t palmer united states office of war information photo m 4 tanks m 3 tanks office of war information farm security administration united states history wwii home front tank armored vehicles world war 2 wwii tanks library of congress