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Autocar Gangway for Victory!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.35 Author/Creator: Autocar Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1941-1945 Pagination: 1 poster ; 58.3 x 43.2 cm. Order a Copy

One poster entitled "Gangway for Victory!" printed by Autocar, dated 1941-1945. Poster features an Autocar half-track exiting a ship onto a beach. In the background soldiers wade in the water. The poster advertises Autocar's work in the war effort. The poster reads in part, "Victory is a great teacher. When the war is won, this heavy-duty fighting will be transformed into heavy-duty, low-cost-per-mile transportation - these heavy-duty fighters into the heavy-duty trucks that bear a famous name." The artwork used in the poster is signed E. George Roland. It also has the title of the poster in pencil on the back.

Roland, E. George, fl. 1943-1945

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