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Halavo Seaplane Base
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Men of the 34th Construction Battalion of Seabees work around a boat dock using an International TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at Halavo Seaplane Base. A palm-covered operations tower is to the right of the dock. Halavo Seaplane Base was located at Halavo Bay, Florida Island, Solomon Islands. The original caption reads: "K-8 truck at extreme right."
1943
International Harvester Company
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WHi 63425
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Battalion Seabees with International Truck
September 1943
Battalion Seabees work on waterfront construction using an International K-line truck.
Seabees Dismantling Fuel Tanks
September 30, 1943
The 56th Construction Battalion of Seabees dismantles fuel tanks using a crane and an International K-line truck. The original caption reads: "Project No. 56-PH."
Seabees with Cherry Picker
1945
Seabees use an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a crane ("cherry picker") to load cargo on a Western Pacific island. The text on the crane reads: "Shore Party."
Seabees with International TD-18
1944
Seabees at Camp Rousseau train to use an International TD-18 diesel crawler tractor (TracTracTor) equipped with a bulldozer. Various vehicles and machinery are in the background. The original capti...
International Seabees Trucks
1944
An International K-5 truck and an M-2-4 truck used by the Seabees are driving along a dirt road built over a body of water.
Truck Assembly Line at Melbourne
June 30, 1943
Factory workers on the truck assembly line at International Harvester Company of Australia's Melbourne Works.
