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Image of Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934
1983.10.4964.40
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Assembly line at the Kenworth truck plant, 1934

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The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses.

This 1934 photo shows men assembling a truck in the Seattle Kenworth factory.

Webster & Stevens number: 34-344
ID Number: 1983.10.4964.40
Date: 1934
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4964.40
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Labor and Labor Unions, Manufacturing, Transportation

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