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Davidson Transfer and Storage Company Trucks
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A man changes the tire of a Davidson Transfer & Storage Company truck on the side of a road. The vehicles shown include an International Model D-15 service truck and a Model D-30 moving van. The text on the truck reads: "Fast Davidson Freight, Service Car" and "Be Courteous and You'll Be Safe." The moving van reads,:"Davidson Modern Movers" and "Agents Allied Van Lines Inc."
1940
International Harvester Company
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WHi 62255
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Davidson Transfer and Storage Company Loading Dock
1940
A worker at Davidson Transfer & Storage Company's loading dock moving a wooden crate marked "American Red Cross" onto the back of a waiting truck (possibly an International D-40).
Men and Cargo at Davidson Transfer and Storage
1940
Two men look at paperwork while another moves boxes with a truck. Original caption reads: "David Davidson, in white shirt, and loading foreman Louis Holter, Davidson Transfer and Storage Co."
International KB-7 Moving Truck
1947
View from across a residential street of a moving scene. Men are loading household items into an International KB-47 truck owned by Security Storage Company of Duluth, Minnesota. The truck was equi...
Remington Rand Inc. Truck
1940
International model D-15-M (Metro) truck owned by Davidson Transfer & Storage Co. and operated under lease by Remington Rand, Inc., in Baltimore. A man is carrying a typewriter up some steps to a b...
Frank Hurn with International D-40 Truck
1940
Frank Hurn, driver for Davidson Transfer & Storage Company, wiping the windshield of an International D-40 truck. The truck appears to be parked near a harbor, with water and an industrial building...
International Model 63 Moving Truck
October 16, 1926
International Model 63 truck operated by the Chicago-based Gordon Transfer Company. The truck is on a snow-covered street in what appears to be an urban, residential neighborhood. The side of the b...
