Let’s Go Diesel Film Fragments (Caterpillar)
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Unedited footage demonstrating the maneuverability and traction of a Caterpillar tractor seemingly inspired by tanks. Soldiers drive tanks and tractors over a rugged terrain in a rural residential area.
Credits
Caterpillar Tractor Company (contributor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Charles E. Krosse Collection
Subjects: Machinery
Shot log: 00:00 - MLS two army tanks unload from truck in the field of a farm, LS, MS driving through trees and brush over a hilly terrain 02:23-04:15 - men follow tank in a tank/tractor hybrid vehicle with an open top, soldiers watch maneuverability demonstration with the tank/tractor, many tanks and tank/tractors ride single file around field
Cfa elements: Print, 155 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4362
Subjects: Machinery
Shot log: 00:00 - MLS two army tanks unload from truck in the field of a farm, LS, MS driving through trees and brush over a hilly terrain 02:23-04:15 - men follow tank in a tank/tractor hybrid vehicle with an open top, soldiers watch maneuverability demonstration with the tank/tractor, many tanks and tank/tractors ride single file around field
Cfa elements: Print, 155 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4362
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09