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Transportation. War workers' coach. Joseph B. Eastman, Director of the Office of Defense Transportation, inspects a new fifteen-passenger war workers' coach made from a standard five-passenger sedan with the use of only 300 additional pounds of steel. Left to right: Francis W. Feeney, president of the Fitz John Coach Company, which made the vehicle; Mr. Eastman; Frank H. Shepard, Special Assistant in the Office of Defense Transportation's Local Transportation Division; Guy A. Richardson, Director of the Local Transportation Division

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Transportation. War workers' coach. Francis W. Feeney, president of the Fitz John Coach Company, shows a fifteen-passenger war workers' coach that his company made from a standard five-passenger light sedan with the use of only 300 additional pounds of steel. The six-foot central section was made largely of wood and other non-critical materials

Transportation. War workers' coach. Joseph B. Eastman, Director of the Office of Defense Transportation, inspects a new fifteen-passenger war workers' coach made from a standard five-passenger light sedan with the use of only 300 additional pounds of steel

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Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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district of columbia washington dc safety film negatives transportation war workers war workers coach joseph eastman director office defense defense transportation inspects fifteen passenger fifteen passenger war workers five passenger sedan five passenger sedan pounds steel francis feeney president fitz john company fitz john coach company vehicle frank frank h shepard special assistant special assistant local division local transportation division guy richardson 1950 s cars 1940 s 40 s 1950 s 50 s united states history automobile car library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Freeman, Albert, photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.90719, -77.03687
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district of columbia washington dc safety film negatives transportation war workers war workers coach joseph eastman director office defense defense transportation inspects fifteen passenger fifteen passenger war workers five passenger sedan five passenger sedan pounds steel francis feeney president fitz john company fitz john coach company vehicle frank frank h shepard special assistant special assistant local division local transportation division guy richardson 1950 s cars 1940 s 40 s 1950 s 50 s united states history automobile car library of congress