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Dorothea Lange’s Trip to Southeast Asia

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Dorothea Lange is famous for her Depression era photo of a migrant mother. In the 1950s she traveled to Southeast Asia. Fortunately for us, she took some jeep photos while she was there and the Online Archives of California has preserved them.

1. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0m3n98tw/?brand=oac4

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2. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9p3008tg/?brand=oac4

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3. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4m3nb1fh/?brand=oac4

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4. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9k4008vb/?brand=oac4

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5. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1d5n99b4/?brand=oac4

dorothea-lange-korea-jeep56. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8h4nb3s7/?brand=oac4

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View more of Dorothea Lange’s photos at the Online Archives of California

 
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1944 Photo Battle of the Bulge on eBay

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That’s a fully loaded jeep.

“1944- U.S. soldiers, killed during German counter attack during the Battle of the Bulge, lie dead in the snow as jeep of the 4th Armored Division heads toward Chaumont.”

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Jeeps and Sunbathing Women Postcard on eBay

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Some things never change.

VINTAGE POSTCARD – CONDITION: VG.  DATE/ERA: 1930s-50s. Standard Size 3.5×5.5.”

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1945 Photo of Willys MA on eBay

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Marc found this photo that highlighted the postwar opportunities for the jeep, but for some reason utilized a Willys MA.

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1943 Photo of a New Guinea ‘Service Station’ on eBay

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The 3 Yanks Service Station in New Guinea. I wonder if they’d do your windows, too 🙂

“1943 Press Photo De Luxe filling stations takes care of Jeeps in New Guinea”

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Classic New Mexico Jeeping Photos

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Four Wheeler Magazine and the New Mexico 4-Wheelers combined together for an article that looked back on fifty years of the New Mexico 4-Wheelers. Check out all the photos at the article:
http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/0808-4wd-new-mexico-4-wheelers/

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Custer State Park, South Dakota, Jeep Tour

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Looking for a unique way to see the Buffalo herds near Custer State Park (map)? You might look into a Jeep Tour. Here are pics showing a Wagoneer and a later model jeep built to hold a small group. Here are some links that might be helpful. It’s not clear to me if there is only one tour operator or multiple ones.

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Heap of the Week article from Walla Walla

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I stumbled upon a website that celebrates old articles from the town of Walla Walla, Washington, just forty-five minutes east of me. At some point the local newspaper ran a series of articles titled “Heap of the Week”. However, one week they changed the title to “Jeep of the Week”.

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1946 Photo from Mount Cooldidge

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This old photo from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture shows a CJ-2A with a 100 gallon tank mounted in the rear at or near Custer State Park. It appears there may be another tank across the cowl. Unfortunately, the photo isn’t very large.

http://sdda.sd.gov/wildland-fire/suppression/field-offices/mount-coolidge-fire-lookout-tower/

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1949 Still from the Walking Hills Movie on eBay

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That’s quite the hokey horse trailer.

“The Walking Hills ’49 WILLIAM BISHOP JEEP HORSE TRAILER RARE

This vintage original still shows a VERY RARE WESTERN photo of WILLIAM BISHOP (center) leaning on the back of a JEEP which has a HORSE TRAILER behind it.

Moviephoto from the movie: The Walking Hills
Year of the photo: 1949
Size of the photo: Approximately 8 x 10

Other members of the cast (not necessarily in the movie still):
Charles Stevens Randolph Scott William Bishop Edgar Buchanan Arthur Kennedy John Ireland Jerome Courtland Josh White”

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Photo? of Water Tank Jeep on eBay

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It’s being sold as a photo, but looks like a drawing to me.

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Photo of a CJ-3A Participating in the Election Process on eBay

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This 1966 Photo shows a jeep promoting Bob Martin for Commissioner!

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Bantam BRC-60 Photo **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Here’s a Bantam photo that I’ve never seen on the web.

“1942 Press Photo United States Army Midget Car by American Bantam Car Co.”

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1944 Jeeps A Dog for Defense Book **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

I doubt there are many jeeps in this book, but it’s an unusual bit of WWII memorabilia.

“RARE 1ST EDITION 1944 “JEEPS – A DOG FOR DEFENSE” BY SYLVESTRE C. WATKINS
IN EXCELLENT, VINTAGE CONDITION (AS SHOWN). DUST JACKET HAS SOME SHELF WEAR ON TOP.
INTERIOR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
WILCOX & FOLLETT CO, CHICAGO. 1944.
*OFFERS WELCOME*
BID WITH CONFIDENCE. EMAIL ME FOR DETAILED PHOTOS”

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1975 Chuck Wagon Toy on eBay

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Interesting little toy, but somehow the shipping costs one and a half times the cost of the jeep??? Why pay for expedited shipping?

“HERE IS AN AWESOME 1975 CHUCK WAGON JEEP IN SUPER CONDITION IT IS 100% COMPLETE ALL PIECES ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE THE STICKER DECALS WERE ALREADY PLACED ON THE TOYS THE BOX IS IMMACULATE AND THE TRUCK SWEET NEEDS A BIT OF DUSTING OFF AND 1 HEADLIGHT DECAL IS LIFTING A BIT PERFECT SIZE FOR USING WITH BIG JIM, G.I. JOE, ETC”

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Ads from a 1942 Motor Magazine on eBay

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This October 1942 Motor Magazine has a few different ads with jeeps.

“MAGNIFICENT, RARE, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, HUGE, OVERSIZED, COMPLETE WORLD WAR II ERA ISSUE OF “MOTOR” MAGAZINE FROM OCTOBER 1942! See all 12 images below including some close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! Measures a HUGE 10.5″ X 13.5″ and has a PHENOMENAL 240 pages including the semi-stiff covers! VINTAGE “MOTOR” MAGAZINES OF THIS ERA ARE TYPICALLY LOADED with photographs, illustrations, artistic renderings, stories, features, AND articles related to automobiles of all kinds, motor cars, NEW CARS, the latest trends of the automotive industry, manufacturer information, mechanical data, and other subjects related to motors and motoring, AND more – HOWEVER, while this issue does include many auto-related features it is primarily focused on the home-front war effort and the invaluable contribution of the USA auto makers and automotive industry towards winning the war! COMPLETELY JAMMED with some incredible 1942 patriotic and WAR-RELATED advertisements INCLUDING MANY FULL-PAGE ADS, showing tanks, aircraft, trucks, jeeps, ammunition, AND much more! SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION – RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND THIS NICE – Complete and intact; ”

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Jeep Identification Chart on eBay

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UPDATE: Strangely, the ad has disappeared entirely from ebay, replaced by a server error. It may very well still be for sale, but, despite my efforts to search for it on eBay, it is currently unavailable.

Here’s another ID chart for sale on eBay.

” 29 x 23..acme jeep identification chart..
small signs of wear..no holes..
please feel free to ask any questions..
thanks for taking the time to look.. ”

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Photos from the Willys Summer Reunion

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Bob Christy reports the 2014 Summer Willys Reunion went well. Here are some photos from last weekend’s event. You can see all the photos here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zh1cdyrf2nyapg7/AABmKDxp5rgRhqg__xmax3D5a?dl=0

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1959 Photo of Jeep Caravan on eBay

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This is a neat photo.

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1943 Photo of a Jeep on ‘Monty’s Highway’ on ebay

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I believe those were 1870 TOUGH miles!

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Photos From Charles

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WWII Pin from the Netherlands on eBay

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Joe forwarded this unusual pin story. Anyone familiar with it?

Handmade
This unique ww2 jeep brooch is handmade in ww2 by hiders (refugees from the Nazi) in The Netherlands.
The production took place in secret in a factory in De Meern, a small Dutch place. The same factory where the first laundry pegs with an iron spring were produced. The owners operated in the resistance working together with The Allied Forces.

Production history
Many hiders worked in this factory. An underground was available, where they could hide in case of danger and where the brooches were stored. All metal pieces of the jeep brooch were made at the metal department. The owner’s mother transported these pieces in secret to hiders in the environment. They soldered the pieces together for a small amount of money.

These hiders had little to do, due to their circumstances. ‘Putting the jeeps together’ was a useful spending of time while waiting for their liberation by the Allied Forces.
The brooches got lightly silver or gold plated afterwards but it is not known where this was done. It was the hiders’ goal to sell these jeep brooches during the liberation days for a combination of remembering, celebration and rebuilding purposes.

They did not sell them all
It happened that they did not sell them all. Family of the factory owner recently discovered some of these brooches. I wish you a happy wearing.
And please think of the hiders, the veterans, the Allied Forces and your freedom now and than. In this way the brooch gets a good destination. And the hiders realize their goal at last, despite some delay…”

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Another First for Willys Overland!

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This article from the July 1947 issue of WO Sales News describes Willys Overland’s launch of the 4WD Truck.

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War Bride Card

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Charles shared this vintage card. The translation is “the war bride”.

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1946 Photo of Driver and His Damaged Jeep on eBay

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It’s a bad day when you get knocked from your jeep then have to chase it a couple blocks.

“This is an original press photo. Pvt Wayne Gingery, Army Jeep driver sits besides his steed after catching up with it after it collided with another jeep in Chicago, Ill.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 06-11-1946.”

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