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Autocar Bridge Partners

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.36 Author/Creator: Autocar Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 27 December 1943 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 57.9 cm, Width: 43.1 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled "Bridge Partners" printed by Autocar, dated December 27, 1943. Poster features an Autocar mobile derrick as it helps lay a pontoon bridge in the background other Autocar vehicles shoot into the sky. The poster reads in part, "Autocar is proud to cooperate with the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Forces. Keep your own essential Autocars rolling, while our armed forces keep the enemy reeling." A stamp on the back has the date of December 27, 1943, and the note, "Posted Lower Plant."

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