Chrysler tank arsenal. Workers in the huge tank Chrysler arsenal near Detroit, putting the tracks on one of the giant M-3 tanks. These rolling arsenals weigh twenty-eight tons, are capable of speeds over twenty-five miles an hour and are equipped with 75 mm. field artillery gun and a 37 mm. anti-aircraft gun, as well as four mounted machine guns and various unmounted arms its crew may carry. The tanks are powered by 400 horsepower Wright Whirlwind aviation engines
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Additional information on caption card: Mr. Moffet is holding .... cards, duplicate prints, and negatives. Release temporarily suspended by Ordnance Department.
Title and other information from caption card.
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 30, frame 452.
Tags
Date
01/01/1940
Location
detroit
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain