Motor trucks with supplies for U.S. troops in Mexico – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Motor trucks with supplies for U.S. troops in Mexico brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Motor trucks with supplies for U.S. troops in Mexico
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Motor trucks loaded with supplies for American soldiers in Mexico make an unusual subject for a news photograph of this kind, since the U.S. Army's 1916 expedition into northern Mexico was among the first large operations to rely on motor transport in place of mule trains. The picture belongs to the George Grantham Bain Collection, a body of news photographs taken for the Bain News Service in New York in the early twentieth century. The record gives no firm date, so the exact moment is uncertain, but the scene is a useful reminder of how quickly trucks were being put to military use.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch five loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,823 × 4,222 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-22791 |
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