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

Item Overview

Title

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

Date Created

between May 20 and May 26, 1946

Date

1946-05-20/1946-05-26

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

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

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Roberts, George
United States. War Assets Administration

Location

Port Hueneme

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Secondhand sales--California--Port Hueneme
Economy
Trucks--American--California--Port Hueneme
Trailers--California--Port Hueneme
War
Transportation
Veterans--American