Army Day Show

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20048890

Description

Military equipment was on display at the Army Day Show at Abilene, Texas. Mounted on truck beds and hauled through the streets were large boats used for building pontoon bridges to transport troops across the water. This is equipment of the 120th Engineers, composed of New Mexico and Oklahoma troops. People are lining the streets, watching the parade pass by.

Archival Date

1941-04-07

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1310

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Boats; Pontoon bridges; Trucks; Parades & processions; Spectators