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American Soldier using Battery Powered Walkie-Talkie, 1945
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Amid the rubble of war, PFC Harold C. Schreckengost, commanding officer's runner, uses a battery-powered handie-talkie to direct the movements of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Division, 1st U.S. Army near Koenigsfeld, Germany.
March 9, 1945
United States. Army. Signal Corps (photographer)
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Interior of Battery Factory
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French Battery Company Analytical Lab, 1926
March 1926
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Ray-O-Vac & RMR Promotion
March 3, 1945
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Women Soldering Radio Battery Packs, 1944
December 1, 1944
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Ray-O-Vac & RMR Promotion
March 3, 1945
Ray-O-Vac & RMR promotional exhibit set up at the Capitol Theatre. "This battery is the heart of the Handie Talkie seen in the Warner hit 'Objective Burma' ".
