Caterpillar diesel D6 tractor with LaPlant-Choate bulldozer pushing skid of 105mm shells
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Description
View of Caterpillar diesel D6 tractor with LaPlant-Choate bulldozer pushing skid of 105 mm shells during World War II. Label on back: "Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Il. Rec'd from Washington Office (WBT). Their letter, 12-13-44. Model, D6. Description of work, 'Caterpillar' diesel D6 tractor with LaPlant-Choate bulldozer pushes a loaded skid of 105 mm shells into position on board an LST. Engineers amphibious training force. Credit: Signal Corp photo." Handwritten on back: "Bulldozers."
Details
- Creator:
- United States. Army. Signal Corps
- Resource ID:
- na032555
- Subject:
- Caterpillar tractors
- Bulldozers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1944
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Bulldozers, 86:2
- Negative Number:
- 45881
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.