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1945 Photo on Eniwetok Island on eBay

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“AUTHENTIC TYPE 1 PRESS PHOTO. WWII GLOSSY PICTURE. 7″ x 9″ A JEEP IS HEARSE FOR DEAD AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON ENIWETOK ISLAND! HIS ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1945.ONLY A HAND FULL WERE PRINTED FROM A TYPE 1 NEGATIVE FOR THE NEWSPAPERS.THUS THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN STORED IN A FILE CABINET FOR 75+ YEARS. THE BACK HAS AUTHENTIC STAMPED YEAR AND PHOTO COMPANY.ALSO HAS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THIS GEM.”

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2 Comments on “1945 Photo on Eniwetok Island on eBay

  1. Matthew Bartlett

    Can anyone tell me why the driver’s side front tire and the passenger’s side rear tire appear to be of a different tread design than the driver’s side rear? Was this something commonly done?

  2. Lew

    Along the lines of what Dave said, consider also that in wartime, many vehicles came with tires with similar wheels and tires, or same vehicles but from different “blocks” of contracts with slight differences in equipment (including tires). It made sense to cannibalize a dead vehicle for anything of use to keep others operational. Obviously they would likely have plenty of busted up vehicles to choose from.

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