Photograph
Air-Borne Invasion Tank Testing at Indianapolis Branch
A worker sits behind the control panel of an Army air-borne invasion tank to test the vehicle under simulated combat conditions. |
Image ID: | 67585 |
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Creation Date: | 1944 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Indianapolis |
County: | |
State: | Indiana |
Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 613, Pg.49 |
Original Dimensions: | 9.25 x 7.5 inches |
The original caption reads: "The final assembly of the transmissions and differentials of the Army's air-borne invasion tank is tested here with actual tank controls under conditions simulating those of actual combat. The assembly operation is performed by Harvester's Indianapolis sales branch as subcontractor of the Marmon-Herrington Company." |
Work clothes |
Factories |
Industrial buildings |
Tanks (Military science) |
Transportation, Military |
War work |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Indoor photography |
Men |
Blue collar workers |
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