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1986.5.6757.1
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Man test driving Sherman tank in river, Renton, 1942
Order an ImageThe Pacific Car and Foundry Company got its start in Seattle in the early 1900s building railroad cars for the logging industry. The company expanded quickly and, in 1905, bought land in Renton for a new plant. Now known as PACCAR, the company has factories in five countries, making heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles, railcars, and mining equipment. During World War ll, Pacific Car manufactured products needed by the military, including Sherman tanks and components for Boeing B-17 bombers.
In this photo, finished tanks are test driven in a nearby river.
Handwritten on sleeve: RENTON, Wash., Pacific Car and Foundry Co.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 19, 1942.
In this photo, finished tanks are test driven in a nearby river.
Handwritten on sleeve: RENTON, Wash., Pacific Car and Foundry Co.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 19, 1942.
ID Number: 1986.5.6757.1
Date: 1942
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.6757.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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