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Many libraries contain images of Jeeps, but few are accessible via Google’s search results. Check your local library to see what they have and let me know! Here are a few libraries and some of their jeep images.

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Truman Library Jeep Photos

December 16, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Old Images This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Buz unearthed these two jeep related photos in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum online collection.

1) Mascot of 4026th Army Signal Photographic Battalion Sits in Jeep

A monkey named “Lady” who was the mascot of the 4026th Army Signal Photographic Battalion, sits in a jeep, somewhere in the Philppines. Donor: John Paxton.

 

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2) Secretary Pace Talks with People in a Jeep

This photo was taken circa 1952. There isn’t a description.  It is one of the nicer Military Police Jeeps I’ve seen.  The door is particularly unusual.

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Jeep Pics at the Denver Public LIbrary

May 2, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Museums, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I was looking for something, can’t even remember what at the moment, when I ran across this picture of jeeps at a race in Cripple Creek, Colorado, on Hemmings.  That lead me to the Denver Public Library Digital Collections where I found a variety of pics.

Here is one image of kids on a jeep as part of a war bond effort.

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll23/id/9467/rec/7

Here is a second photo:

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll23/id/9461/rec/8

The caption on this photo notes these men are wounded vets and are touring the Gates Rubber Plant in Denver.

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/36084/rec/20

Here are some post war jeepers exploring mining areas in Colorado in the 1950s.

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/14795/rec/23

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Toledo Lucas County Library Jeep Images

February 5, 2012 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Museums • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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The images I shared last night came from the Toledo Lucas County Library.  If you have some time, check them all out here.
http://images2.toledolibrary.org/getdcdata.asp?typesearch=keyword&key=jeep&B1=Search&how=cp 

This is a beautiful shot of a 6×6:

“Willys 6×6, year?, courtesy of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, obtained from http:///images2.toledolibrary.org/.“

 

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Jeep Images from New Caledonia

June 6, 2011 • CATEGORIES: Library Collections, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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From the Library of Congress comes these images I haven’t seen previously.

1. Heavy weapons combat car showing arrangements for gun and shells in New Caledonia.  Permanent Link. Reproduction Number: LC-USW33-027842-ZC.

2. A one-and-a-half ton truck with wrecker mount pulling in a jeep during maneuvers somewhere in New Caledonia. Permanent Link. Reproduction Number: LC-USW33-027852-Z

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Santa favors the Willys MA over the Red Sleigh

July 23, 2010 • CATEGORIES: Bantam-FordGP-WillysMA-EarlyJPs, Features, Library Collections, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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UPDATE:  Brendan noted that this is indeed a LOC image. Here is a link to this image and others http://www.history.army.mil/photos/Holiday/wwii.htm.

I suspect it was just easier to stick the tree in the MA rather than his sleigh?  It’s a great pic.  I found this during an image search, but I could not locate the source.  It looks like a Library of Congress type of image.  If anyone knows of the source, please let me know so I can properly credit it.

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Roosevelt, Morocco & an MB

March 2, 2010 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Old Images, War Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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Here’s a couple images from the Library of Congress showing President Roosevelt cruising the American troops in Morocco.

Here’s one image:  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8e01227


Here’s a second image: morocco2: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8e01229

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V for Victory — Anthracite Rallies in 1942

February 15, 2010 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, War Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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In this image, a large number of jeeps have been parked on a baseball field.  The headlights display a V for victory. I searched for other pics or other information about these rallies, but didn’t stumble onto anything.

According to the Library of Congress, this is an Anthracite rally.  The Jeep headlights form V for victory at a night rally for Pennsylvania anthracite miners in Wilkes-Barre on September 29th, 1942. Similar rallies were held in other anthracite area cities from September 28th through October 1st 1942.

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Airfield Security during WWII in Hawaii — LOC

February 8, 2010 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Old Images, War Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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I really like the composition of this image.  One thing I had not seen before was a gun mounted to the windshield.  I guess they didn’t drop the windshield?

“Four men in a jeep at the Dusty Hollow Training Center included the following members of an airfield security detachment in Hawaii. Front seat (left to right): Private Lester H. Howell, Statesville, North Carolina and Private First Class Thomas Irvin, North Ashville, Tennessee. And rear: Private Arthur W. Blakemore, Saint Louis, Missouri and Private First Class Donald Wilson, Sanford, Florida” — Library of Congress

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Pics from Fort Riley, Kansas

February 5, 2010 • CATEGORIES: Features, Library Collections, Old Images • TAGS: . This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated.
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These images of maneuvers out of  Fort Riley, Kansas, are some of the most calvary-like jeep pics I think I’ve seen.  I suppose the older army cavalry hats contribute to that, too.  These are all shot by photographer Jack Delano and hosted at the Library of Congress.

I seem to have the wrong LOC links, so I’ll have to grab them tomorrow and add them.

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