America's Fighters move in with GM Diesels – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: America's Fighters move in with GM Diesels, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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America's Fighters move in with GM Diesels
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The title points to a railroad scene in which fighter aircraft travel behind General Motors diesel locomotives, a pairing that reflects how quickly diesel power was replacing steam on American lines. General Motors' Electro-Motive Division had been building diesel-electric locomotives since the 1930s, and during the Second World War its engines helped move troops, freight and military equipment across the country. The image is worth a close look for how it links the new machinery of the rail yard with the aircraft produced at the same time for the war effort. Without a dated caption, it is best read as a snapshot of wartime industry in motion.
| Original scan | 697 × 913 px |
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| Reference | 761 |
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