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M-3 "Sherman" Tank at Bettendorf Works

Date: 1942
Description: M-3 "Sherman" tank at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works.
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M-4 Tank at Bettendorf Works

Date: 1942
Description: International M-4 tank coming off of the assembly line at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works.
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Tanks and Military Vehicles at Bettendorf Works

Date: 1942
Description: U.S. military equipment lined up outside International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Pictured left to right are a M-5 prime mover (1st design), a M-5 prime...
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M-5 Tank

Date: 1942
Description: M-5 tank produced at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works for the U.S. military.
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Assembly Line

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #2 from Col. 241 - End Over Cradl...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Assembly Line

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #3 from Col. 317 - Hull Assembly ...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: Partially assembled and completed M-7 tanks at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking East in Bay #4 from Col. 403 - ...
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IHC Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal Shipping Dock

Date: 03 22 1943
Description: M-7 tanks in storage on the shipping dock at International Harvester's Bettendorf Works. Original caption reads: "Looking southwest in Bays #7 and 8 from C...
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M-7 Tanks

Date: 1943
Description: M-7 tanks built by International Harvester for the U.S. military. The tanks were produced at the Quad-Cities tank arsenal at International Harvester's Bett...
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Class at Camp Perry

Date: 1942
Description: A group of uniformed military men sit in wooden chairs inside a building at Camp Perry as they are instructed on various kinds of machinery. Two chalkboard...
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Farmall H with Military Tank

Date: 1943
Description: A man wearing a hat and smoking a pipe sits on a Farmall H tractor while a uniformed man stands on the top of a military tank. Two more men are sitting in ...
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Iwo Jima on D-Day

Date: 02 19 1945
Description: Marines on the beach and military boats, including an LSM 242, in the water at Iwo Jima.
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Iwo Jima Beach on D-Day

Date: 1945
Description: Parts of destroyed boats and military equipment on the shoreline of Iwo Jima on D-Day.
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Battle at Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Marines dig foxholes into the sand on the beaches of Iwo Jima. The men are surrounded by military equipment, including a crane. An International Diesel cra...
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Military Tank Repair Facility

Date: 1942
Description: Men stand in a factory, possibly the Bettendorf Tank Arsenal, used during World War II to repair tanks for the United States military.
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Air-Borne Invasion Tank Testing at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1944
Description: A worker sits behind the control panel of an Army air-borne invasion tank to test the vehicle under simulated combat conditions.
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Tank Assembly at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 10 18 1943
Description: Male and female workers assemble pieces of air-borne invasion tanks at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house.
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Woman Paints Tank Parts

Date: 1943
Description: A female worker applies paint to a piece of an Army air-borne invasion tank in a booth at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house.
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Final Assembly Line for Tanks at Indianapolis Branch

Date: 1943
Description: Three men work on the final assembly of Army air-borne invasion tanks in a temporary factory at International Harvester's Indianapolis branch house. Other ...
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Tank Assembly Line

Date: 12 24 1942
Description: Elevated view of tanks on the final assembly line inside International Harvester's Tank Arsenal at Bettendorf. The factory was on the site of the company's...

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