notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2014 I just finished scanning an album from a soldier who worked on the Alaska Highway. There are lots of pictures of vehicles and equipment. I think the soldier may have been in the motor pool, but I am not sure. I know he was tasked with unloading equipment from the trains from some of the inscriptions on the backs of pictures. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to start a post for pictures of vehicles from the building of the highway. I know I have at least one other album covering the Alcan, and when I get it scanned, I will add some from there as well. I do not have a good editing program, so please forgive a lack of editing on my part. Anyway, the first set are of a staging area where the equipment was unloaded from rail cars. The development date on the back of several of the photos is July 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted December 31, 2014 Two more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted December 31, 2014 Here is some of the equipment before being unloaded: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted December 31, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2014 Photo's #1 and 2. That's a lot of Studebaker trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted December 31, 2014 Caterpillar Dozers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted December 31, 2014 two more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted December 31, 2014 Unloading a drag-line bucket with a shovel Graders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted December 31, 2014 Scrapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted December 31, 2014 How do you move several trailers at once? No problem: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted December 31, 2014 Heavier trailers? Still not a problem: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted December 31, 2014 On the ground and ready for use: Does anyone know what this vehicle is? I am not familiar with is. I'm not sure what the two tow trucks are pulling, but it must be extremely heavy. I believe the front truck is assisting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted December 31, 2014 Share #12 Posted December 31, 2014 That is awesome, incredible what The US did in such a short time, figure this was less then 2 years into the war and this was just a small theater and that is a huge pile of equipment. Great pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted December 31, 2014 Ford Truck with snow blower attachment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted December 31, 2014 Fuel Trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted December 31, 2014 Another odd tow. notice the dolly under the rear truck: A civilian bus. I am guessing it was used to ferry workers. I can't see any other reason it would be in a GI motorpool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted December 31, 2014 A few more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted December 31, 2014 A few more showing how poor the weather could get: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted December 31, 2014 My all time favorite military vehicle. Dodge WC-53: Jeep "after a bath down at the dam" according to the inscription on the back: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted December 31, 2014 Minor ouch, but it may have been enough to scrap this WC-53. The same truck can be seen in the pictures of the boneyard I will be posting shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #20 Posted December 31, 2014 The boneyard: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notinfringed Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share #21 Posted December 31, 2014 Two more of the boneyard, and the last two from this album. I'm not sure the driver walked away from this one: I will try to get to the other Alaska Highway album in my collection in the near future. In the mean time, please feel free to post any Alcan vehicle pictures here. Also, any links to other sites with info, etc. Levi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted December 31, 2014 Share #22 Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for posting these! All those old trucks are so sexy...they don't make lines like that anymore...but that Dodge is the absolute best! Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted December 31, 2014 Share #23 Posted December 31, 2014 Minor ouch, but it may have been enough to scrap this WC-53. The same truck can be seen in the pictures of the boneyard I will be posting shortly. z25.jpg Just FYI the WC53 was the CarryAll version of the 3/4 Ton series... The picture shows a CarryAll of the 1/2 Ton series which would make this most probably a WC26 (or WC10 or 17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted December 31, 2014 Share #24 Posted December 31, 2014 These are some of the best photos of WWII truck, I have to agree with Daniel, these are some sexy trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted December 31, 2014 Share #25 Posted December 31, 2014 Really nice pictures. I have the kersey-lined trousers of Lt. Col. Owain J. Hughes, Army Corps of Engineers, who participated in the construction of the Alaska-Canada Highway in 1942. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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