Hostesses with International Ambulance | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Hostesses with International Ambulance

Hostesses with International Ambulance | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Ruth Ellison, TWA hostess, looks into an an International D-15-M (Metro) truck converted into an ambulance and sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service with the Czechoslovakian Army in England. Eula Walker, hostess, and First Lieutenant K.J. Fogle, 108th Observation Squadron, look out from inside the vehicle. An airplane is parked in the background.
DESCRIPTION
Ruth Ellison, TWA hostess, looks into an an International D-15-M (Metro) truck converted into an ambulance and sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for service with the Czechoslovakian Army in England. Eula Walker, hostess, and First Lieutenant K.J. Fogle, 108th Observation Squadron, look out from inside the vehicle. An airplane is parked in the background.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:76755
Creation Date: 1941
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
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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 487, Page 187
Original Dimensions:7.5 x 10 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original caption reads: "(Left to right) TWA Hostesses Eula Walker and Ruth Ellison and First Lieutenant K.J. Fogle, 108th Observation Squadron, inspect International with Metro body fitted out as ambulance by Czechoslovak Relief, one of two units of this type sent to England in February, 1941, for service for Czechoslovak Army." This image was printed in "International Trail" magazine (vol. 18, number 2, March, 1941, pg. 20).
SUBJECTS
Uniforms
Trucks
Shoes
Medical equipment & supplies
Airplane, Military
Military uniforms
Transportation, Military
War work
World War, 1939-1945
Men
Outdoor photography
Portraits, Group
Women
Plaques, plaquettes
Signs and symbols
Ambulances

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