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
Summary
Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
Location
Detroit (Mich.), 42.33139, -83.04583
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain