Photograph
Crawler Tractors for National Defense
View along railroad track of railroad cars loaded with crawler tractors (TracTracTors) at International Harvester's Tractor Works. |
Image ID: | 70002 |
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Creation Date: | 04 24 1941 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
City: | Chicago |
County: | |
State: | Illinois |
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 563, pg.3 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
Original caption reads: "9 carloads of crawler tractors built by International Harvester Company at its Chicago Tractor Works ready to be shipped to the Army for use in the field. These machines are equipped for field operations where its main use will be in the lifting and loading of heavy commodities. A winch and cable attached at the rear of the tractor aid in the operation of the crane." |
Agricultural machinery |
Tractors |
Water towers |
Cities and towns |
Factories |
Land use, Urban |
Agricultural machinery industry |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Outdoor photography |
Railroad cars |
Railroad tracks |
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