M3 military tank on hoist at Chrysler tank arsenal
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Description
View of M3 U.S. Army tank being hoisted onto railroad flatcar at the Chrysler tank arsenal. Workers stand nearby. Stamped on back: "The following credit line is requested: OEM defense photo." Typed on back: "D-1276. Chrysler tank arsenal. This may look like one of the games you used to play with your erector set, but that tank, which is about to be deposited on a railroad flat car by a 50-ton crane weighs more than 28 tons. It's one of the new M-3's being built for the Army by the Chrysler tank arensal, on the outskirt [sic] of Detroit. OEM Defense photo by Palmer."
Details
- Creator:
- United States. Office for Emergency Management
- Palmer
- Resource ID:
- na032103
- Subject:
- M3 tank
- Tanks (Military science)--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Hoisting machinery--Michigan--Detroit
- Arsenals--Michigan--Detroit
- Chrysler Corporation
- Automobile industry workers--Michigan--Detroit
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/American Council for War Production,Tanks--Manufacture, 89:12
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.