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Stoughton Truck
1920
Closed truck manufactured by the Stoughton Wagon Company. This company's beginning as a manufacturer of wagons was a common origin for automobile manufacturers.
Highway Trailer
1948
Twin refrigerated trailers, "coldmobiles," manufactured by the Highway Trailer Co. of Edgerton.
Four Wheel Drive Truck
Dump truck manufactured by the Four Wheel Drive Co. of Clintonville and owned by Shawano County. The truck is equipped for rolling and dressing unpaved roads. This image was used for publicity pu...
War Departmental Trial
1918
Captain Alexander E. Williams of the War Department testing the experimental truck that the Four Wheel Drive Company hoped to manufacture for the army. In addition to the four-wheel drive, the vehi...
Grocery Truck
1921
Universal Delivery Grocery Truck built by the Wisconsin Wagon Company. The photograph was taken in 1921, about the time the company relocated its operations from Sauk City to Madison. The "We Liv...
