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1952 Photos of British Minister of Defense Earl Harold Alexander’s Jeep

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These two photos show the jeep (likely a Ford GPW) of Defense Field Marshal Harold Alexander, the first Earl Alexander of Tunis (technically, Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969). The second photo is dated June 27, 1952. The jeep’s tires look much more aggressive than the standard NDTs. The windshield looks more like a 2A than an MB/GPW. Those doors look awfully thick. I wonder how heavy they were.

According to the post, captions, these are “Part of a series that Williams shot on assignment documenting the visit to Korea of British Minister of Defence Field Marshal Harold Alexander, the first Earl Alexander of Tunis. Here, Earl Alexander salutes as he leaves a Common Wealth Division bunker in his jeep.”

All three of these photos are part of the Pepperdine University Digital Collections.

  1. https://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15730coll5/id/1334
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  2. https://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15730coll5/id/695
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  3. https://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15730coll5/id/1148
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