Army jeep in test basin at Studebaker Proving Grounds

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Description

View of a U.S. Army jeep approaching a test basin at the Studebaker Proving Grounds. Label on back: "1. An Army jeep is sharply reflected in the water as it plunges into 'The Basin' at the Studebaker Proving Grounds, now operated as an outdoor testing laboratory for Army Ordnance vehicles. 'The Basin' is 250 feet long. Water can be raised to a five-foot level in determining the ability of cars to ford streams."

Details

Resource ID:: na032486
Subject:: Jeep automobile; Vehicles, Military; Proving grounds; Automotive Council for War Production--Archives; Photographic prints
Date:: 1942-1945
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Automotive proving grounds, 85:17
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.