36TH DIVISION MOTOR TRANSPORT STRUGGLES WITH MUDDY ROADS [Allocated Title]

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Object description

Somewhere in northern Burma, the lorries and jeeps of 36th Division struggle along extremely muddy tracks.

Full description

36th Division lorries laden with men passing on a muddy track. Negotiating a partly flooded road; various types of vehicle pass. More of vehicles squelching through mud; a lorry is named ‘Pamela’. Men rocking a jeep trailer from side to side. Pushing a trailer up a slope. Wheels squelching through mud. A jeep attempts a steep slope at high speed but stalls at the top. ‘Pamela’ pushes the jeep out. Men pushing Pamela. Men improvising with boards to help a lorry gain traction. A jeep and trailer passes, and is then seen almost waterskiing through mud. Pamela passing. Other vehicles on a muddy track.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: SEAC Photo Unit (US) (Production company)
Austin, W (Lieutenant) (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-01-14
Place made: United States of America
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: MWY 246

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