Colonel E.S. Van Deusen in experimental Dodge Army troop transport vehicle
Description:
View of U.S. Army Colonel in an experimental Dodge troop transport vehicle speaking with L.G. Purdy and R.L. Biggers. Label on back: "Col. E.S. Van Deusen, Director of Engineering, Motor Transportation Division, War Department, drives the first of a new specially designed experimental Dodge Army troop transport developed by Chrysler and Army engineers. In the center is L.G. Purdy, operating manager of the Dodge Truck plant and R.L. Biggers, president of Chrysler's Fargo Division. Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan." Handwritten on back: "Trucks-Troop transport."
