Patrick spotted a photo of Grace Kelly on the front of a CJ-3A, which led me to find other photos. The photo shoot was part of a fundraiser for the Stevens School, the high school from which she graduated. Grace and the Jeep are in front of her childhood home. The photo was taken shortly after her sudden rise to fame in her first big movie role, High Noon with Gary Cooper. That set her on the path to fame and, several years later, to marrying Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Actress Grace Kelly helps her old school, Stevens Junior School, raise funds, in 1953. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Bulletin)

From the UK Mail.

This one was on Tumbler and included a caption that dated the event.

Another early Press Photo

“This is an original press photo. Post war jeep adapted for peacetime work.Photo measures 10 x 8inches. Photo is dated 07-10-1945.”

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Can’t see much of the jeep.

“1943- U.S. troops using a jeep to lay cable in New Guinea.Photo measures approx. 6 1/2″ x 8 1/2″”

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Great early bond campaign photo.

“1942 Press Photo Jeeps here for Jeep Day War Board Campaign. This is an original press photo. Jeeps here for Jeep Day War Board CampaignPhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 06-22-1942.”

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A reader shared this photo. It’s a reproduction photo, but still an interesting one to review because of the number of field modifications.

“This is a nice reproduction of an original World War Two photograph showing US Army nurses arriving to provide medical support for the liberation and evacuation of the Penig concentration camp (south of Leipzig) in 1945. The Penig camp primarily held women. Size is about 5″ x 5″.”

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“WW II Press Photograph German Prisoners March to the Rear, France. USA soldiers riding in Jeep, Circa November 14, 1944. Reverse of Press Photo gives a precise description of the photograph. Measures 7 X 4.5 inches”

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John forwarded this link with photos from the short-lived Baa Baa Black Sheep TV Series. I remember when it first aired.

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/poor-lambs-corsairs-baa-baa-blacksheep.html

Each of the men was listed. It would be a great find for one of their descendants.

“1942 Press Photo US Fighter Pilots Riding on Jeep, England World War II. This is an original press photo. Photo measures 8.25 x 6inches. Photo is dated 09-21-1942.”

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John found these photos within the Bundesarchiv in Germany and put this history together. Thanks for sharing!

The first one is in Berlin, taken June 1, 1948. the German caption reads:  Amerikanische MP. fährt mit armierten Jeeps und Panzern am Tage der Währungsreform durch die Westsektoren Berlins. (American MPs travel with armed jeep on the currency reform day thru the west sector of Berlin)

The second photo has a similar caption and is dated the same day.

The third one is also in is Berlin, but it is dated in May 1, 1950. It is at the Brandenburg Gate looking into the Soviet Sector from the British Sector, which starts almost behind the jeep. The gate is actually inside the Soviet Sector.

The Gate today, from the opposite side.

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It takes a battalion to push a jeep?

“1944 Photo WW2 US Infantry Men Jeep Wakde Island Sand Bar Beach Signal Corps”

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Here are some more photos courtesy of Charles.

canadian 3rd inf – boekhoute (belgium) 1944

original photo -cherbourg -france

spa (belgium) caserne(barracks) lt-gen joostens

Neat illustration from 2012. I can’ make out the artist’s name.

nice photo of jeeps on road to the kehlstein tea house (hitler’s eagle’s nest) 1945

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This photo come from Marc out of Mortefontaine.

“1946-1948 TWA management rode  around Africa and SW Asia in a former  B17G (probably Captain Bob Buck was in command !) the picture  was taken on the flight line in Heliopolis near Cairo”

I thought the rims were unusual. I can’t remember running across these on any jeeps for sale.

“This is an original press photo. Jeep Renegade II – One of the first offerings of Jeep Corporation, since its acquisition earlier this year by American Motors is this Renegade II. The new four wheel drive model incorporates many custom performance features. It is finished in Big Bad Orange with Charcoal Trim. (Autos- Jeeps) Jeep Renegade. Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 11-24-1970.”

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A china shop in Boston used this CJ-3A as a delivery vehicle inside the warehouse.

“1952 Press Photo Jeep Crashes into China Shop in Boston, Massachusetts. This is an original press photo. No Dishes were BrokenPhoto measures 11.5 x 9.5inches. Photo is dated 10-16-1952.”

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Russians

This is in India. Those are some small headlights.

modified usmc willys (effss)

russian land lease jeep – place – date – unknown

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Good press photo of MacArthur riding in an GPW.

“1944- Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who personally led his troops in the invasion of Leyte, waves a greeting to his men during an inspection a few hours after the landings.”

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UPDATE: You can view an article in which this photo appeared here. That link also suggests that the date listed for the photo below of Dec. 1958 is incorrect.

I just wish they showed more of the jeep! Is that a “Jeep” Dispatcher logo on the side? (see logo at the bottom). Looks like that jeep could be a DJ-3A. As for the Jeep Jamboree event, this one was help in Texas near South Padre Island. The same photograph below was featured in this article: http://www.ewillys.com/2012/08/25/1957-jeep-jamboree-from-texas/ (It seems I never scanned the article, I only posted the eBay pic, so I will get that done!)

“This is an original press photo. Jeep Jamboree relay race required the driver to bring back to his teammates a pennant that had been erected about 50 feet out in the surf. This fellow chose to keep his car dry and get himself wet by making the retrieval on foot.Photo measures 8 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 12-09-1958.”

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