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Truck Hauling Statue Down San Francisco Freeway



Truck Hauling Statue Down San Francisco Freeway
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Title: Truck Hauling Statue Down San Francisco Freeway
Description: Color photo of an International C-O 4070A Transtar truck hauling the metal statue "St. Francis of the Guns" on a trailer down a San Francisco highway. The statue represents St. Francis of Assisi and was created by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano. The photo caption reads, "'Standing' in lowboy, St. Francis of the Guns seemed to be blessing city of San Francisco as rig started down the freeway."

Image ID: 98705
Creation
Date:
1970 
Creator
Name:
International Harvester Company
City, State: San Francisco, California
Collection
Name:
McCormick - International Harvester
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information:
Photograph taken for "International Trail" magazine, volume 40, number 1, 1970, page 13.
Subjects: Sculpture
Cities and towns
Trailers
Commercial buildings
Express highways
Roads
Trucks
Outdoor photography
Flags
Skyscrapers
 

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