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George Roberts drives away after purchasing the first truck at the War Assets Administration's surplus sale, Port Hueneme, May 1946

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Title: George Roberts drives away after purchasing the first truck at the War Assets Administration's surplus sale, Port Hueneme, May 1946
Date Created and/or Issued: between May 20 and May 26, 1946
1946-05-20/1946-05-26
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
George Roberts drives away from Port Hueneme in the first truck bought during War Assets Administration's surplus truck and trailer sale. The sale was open to veterans only and included 5499 vehicles valued at about $14,000,000 total.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: War Assets Corporation - War Materials Surplus sale at Port Hueneme, Calif., May 1946: Drive-Away trucks: Sanchez, Manuel - San Pedro; Fletcher, Robt - LA; Fetherston, F.W. - Corvallis, Ore. (rusty truck); Goode, S.M. and Mrs. - Dana, Calif. (broken bow on truck); Farthing, Eldon - Corvallis, Ore. (rusty truck); Wilson, Leonard J.; Roberts, George - Reseda, Calif. (first truck sold); Roberts, George and Smurr, Hylen L.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Geo Roberts
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00280hbt
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Secondhand sales--California--Port Hueneme
Economy
Trucks--American--California--Port Hueneme
Trailers--California--Port Hueneme
War
Transportation
Veterans--American
Roberts, George
United States. War Assets Administration
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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