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May 1943. "Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore. Girl driver on a supply truck." Photo by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
So interesting to see the term "girl" applied to this very capable, mature woman behind the wheel.
[Quotation marks indicate descriptions accompanying the original negative, generally made at the time by the photographer. -tterrace]
that logo on the front of the tractor, it looks like a lightning bolt going through a heart.
It would appear the young lady is in charge of a Towmotor model C or a variation thereof. Lester M. Sears formed the company in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919. The model C was prized for its 5' 3" turning radius (as evident by the sharply angled front wheels)making it popular in the crowded confines of factory and ship docking areas. In 1933 a lift mast was added and the material handling business was changed forever.
Towmotor's slogan became "The One-Man Gang." Today, many people refer to lift trucks generically as Towmotors.
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