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Bench Work for the Liberty Truck

May 10, 1918

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Bench Work for the Liberty Truck
  • Title
  • Bench Work for the Liberty Truck
  • Date
  • May 10, 1918
  • Identifier
  • ARBA19UA
  • Description
  • The student in this picture is adjusting the steering rod on the Liberty truck. There are at least 200 distinct mechanical operations which the engine man must know during the building of the Liberty Truck. The trucks needed a large engine, a large gasoline tank, a large radiator, and maximum ground clearance for environment of Europe. Beginning on April 11, 1918, the University instituted a training program for automobile and gas engine mechanics. Seven barracks that could house 1,000, a mess hall that could seat 2,000, an administrative building and the Y.M.C.A. Hospitality House were built on the hill above O'Hara Street. Within six months, 2,200 men were being trained.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • University of Pittsburgh
    World War, 1914-1918
    Liberty Truck (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Automobiles
    Students
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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