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Trucks Collection (#8)

"Trucks: The Unsung Heroes of D-Day and Beyond" As the world held its breath on that fateful day, trucks became the lifeline for victory

Background imageTrucks Collection: 6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France

6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France, August 1947 (b / w photo)
1730156 6th World Scout Jamboree in a Girl Guides Association Vehicle, Moisson, France, August 1947 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: 6th World Scout Jamboree)

Background imageTrucks Collection: The path of music ripples through the forest

The path of music ripples through the forest
TIANQI

Background imageTrucks Collection: Vintage Festival Waroux

Vintage Festival Waroux
Laruelle Philippe

Background imageTrucks Collection: Road to the Heaven

Road to the Heaven
Saikiran Bhagavatula

Background imageTrucks Collection: 货场

货场
Xiaoyang Wang

Background imageTrucks Collection: Freight Yard

Freight Yard
Irene Wu

Background imageTrucks Collection: Government truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Government truck, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Government truck

Background imageTrucks Collection: Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon, US 99, California, 1935

Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon, US 99, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texans earning their way westward, bound for a new start in Oregon. United States No. 99, California

Background imageTrucks Collection: Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942

Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Loading debris from wrecked buildings on Independence Avenue

Background imageTrucks Collection: Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Truck drivers for the Alaska Coal Company

Background imageTrucks Collection: Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Truck driver for the Alaska Coal Company

Background imageTrucks Collection: Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings

Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings on Independence Avenue]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields... Stanislaus County, CA, 1939

Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields... Stanislaus County, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Gangs of single men, pea pickers, transported to fields by contractors. Stanislaus County, California. [Sign: J.E. McDonald & Charlie Green - Licensed Farm Labor Contractors - 406 W

Background imageTrucks Collection: Potato sheds during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Potato sheds during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
Potato sheds during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Potato shed during season, across the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Potato shed during season, across the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato shed during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Potato shed during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Potato shed during season, across the road from the... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Potato shed during season, across the road from the pickers camp. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageTrucks Collection: The potato shed during busy season, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

The potato shed during busy season, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The potato shed during busy season. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. [Sign: A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. Potatoes ]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
Family, one month from South Dakota, now on the road in California. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageTrucks Collection: Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck, Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck, Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sawn lumber leaving the mill by truck. Keno, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageTrucks Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageTrucks Collection: Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer hauling load of slab wood for sale in town. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageTrucks Collection: In mobile camp at end of season, cold day, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

In mobile camp at end of season, cold day, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In mobile camp at end of season, cold day. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageTrucks Collection: Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant children, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In unit of FS (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp

Background imageTrucks Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageTrucks Collection: Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA camp, Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA camp, Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Baby from Mississippi parked in truck at FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Merrill, Oregon

Background imageTrucks Collection: Stump farm family and their present home, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Stump farm family and their present home, Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farm family and their present home. Boundary County, Idaho

Background imageTrucks Collection: Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farmer bringing load of slab wood to sell in town. Bonner County, Idaho

Background imageTrucks Collection: Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939

Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939
Near Calipatria. Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch newly planted to peas. California

Background imageTrucks Collection: Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading carrots in the field near Holtville, California. [Sign: Dorman Farms Co ]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939

Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field in which mechanical potato planter is operating

Background imageTrucks Collection: Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber Company. Logs hauled to the mill by flat car, then dumped into the mill pond. Note markings on logs

Background imageTrucks Collection: Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard, near Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard, near Toppenish, Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Yakima Valley, near Toppenish. Single itinerant men on way to railroad yard

Background imageTrucks Collection: Possibly: The house trailer and the youngest little girl, Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish

Possibly: The house trailer and the youngest little girl, Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish
[Untitled, possibly related to: The house trailer and the youngest little girl. Washington, Yakima Valley, Toppenish]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Truck loaded with potato seed, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck loaded with potato seed, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Truck loaded with potato seed

Background imageTrucks Collection: Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939

Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown communities around Yakima. General caption number 26]

Background imageTrucks Collection: Sign on front of a motor truck, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Sign on front of a motor truck, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Sign on front of a motor truck

Background imageTrucks Collection: A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store, New York, 1943

A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. A buyer visits the wholesale district to purchase fish for his store

Background imageTrucks Collection: Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943

Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish... New York, 1943
New York, New York. Loading boxes of fish to be shipped to hotels and restaurants at the Fulton fish market

Background imageTrucks Collection: Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943

Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Crates of seafood waiting for delivery at the Fulton fish market

Background imageTrucks Collection: Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail... New York, 1943

Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Boxes of fish caught off the New England coast waiting to be shipped to retail and wholesalers

Background imageTrucks Collection: Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943

Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught... New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New York, New York. Dock worker at the Fulton fish market loading fish that have been caught in Gloucester. The fish are cleaned, washed in brine water and iced before being shipped to the retailer

Background imageTrucks Collection: Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighing them

Background imageTrucks Collection: Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943

Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Miss Ida Hicks, Lithanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at the American Railway Expersss Company, sorting packages, weighing them, etc

Background imageTrucks Collection: Part of family come for work in potatoes, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Part of family come for work in potatoes, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of family come for work in potatoes. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Left their home in Turkey, Texas, November, 1938. Picked cotton in Arizona till March

Background imageTrucks Collection: Migratory children living in 'Ramblers Park', Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939

Migratory children living in "Ramblers Park", Yakima Valley, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory children living in " Ramblers Park." They have lived on the road for three years. Nine children in the family. Yakima Valley, Washington

Background imageTrucks Collection: Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge... Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County), 1939

Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge... Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County), 1939
Wagon built on the farm utilizing parts of wrecked Dodge truck. " The team can haul three times as much." Oregon, Kirby (Josephine County)

Background imageTrucks Collection: Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas, Westley, California, 1939

Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas, Westley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Labor contractors truck with gang of pea pickers pulled up for gas. Gang recruited in Stockton, thirty-one miles away. Westley, California. [Sign: J.E

Background imageTrucks Collection: Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent... Siler City, North Carolina, 1939

Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent... Siler City, North Carolina, 1939
Appliqued embroideries for sale on street in front of ten cent store. Saturday afternoon. Siler City, North Carolina




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"Trucks: The Unsung Heroes of D-Day and Beyond" As the world held its breath on that fateful day, trucks became the lifeline for victory. At Preston Docks in Lancashire, they lined up like soldiers ready to pour ashore with vital supplies. Chichester Dairies lorries stood tall, their cargo destined to nourish both body and spirit. But it wasn't just about war; they were an integral part of everyday life too. In South Wales, a miner rode drams at Tirpentwys Colliery, his trusty truck carrying him deep into the heart of darkness. And at Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline in Carmarthenshire, another truck tirelessly transported coal from below ground to fuel the nation's progress. From Bestwood Village in Nottinghamshire to Wyndham Colliery in Ogmore Vale, South Wales – these trucks symbolized resilience and hard work. They carried hope on their wheels as communities relied on them for survival. Through time, trucks evolved alongside society's needs. A vintage Ford Truck from 1930 stands as a testament to innovation and durability. CM15 5880 Paul McCumisky's Volvo FM12 12000 roars down highways while Trevor Martin maneuvers his Scania Truck 11000 through challenging terrain. Even across borders and oceans, trucks continue to connect nations and bridge gaps between continents. Witness the Ship-to-Shore operations at Mombasa Harbour in Kenya – Africa's gateway to global trade. Container terminals buzz with activity as goods are efficiently loaded onto waiting trucks bound for distant destinations. And let us not forget those who transport liquid gold – oil tankers from Manchester Oil Refinery silently navigate treacherous waters ensuring energy reaches every corner of our modern world. Finally, we remember that iconic moment when bird's-eye view captured landing craft braving rough seas while barrage balloons danced above Normandy's shores.