Standard B Liberty truck on muddy road, 1919 Motor Transport Corps transcontinental convoy

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View of a Standard B Liberty truck on a muddy road during the 1919 Motor Transport Corps transcontinental convoy. Men stand in road around truck. Label on back: "Motor Transport Corps, Transcontinental Tour, 1919. 3 to 5 ton Standard B, 2d series ('USA' or 'Liberty' truck)." Stamped on back: "No objection to reproducing or publishing this picture provided credit line 'Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps' appears on the photograph or page, except that permission must be obtained from the War Department if it is desired for use in commercial advertising." Handwritten on back: "Historical motor vehicles."

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Creator:: United States. Army. Signal Corps
Resource ID:: na032633
Subject:: Trucks; Military convoys; Dirt roads; Automotive Council for War Production--Archives; Photographic prints
Date:: 1919
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Historical motor vehicles, 86:16
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.