Higgins Beachmaster being lowered by crane onto train car in New Orleans, Louisiana on 9 January 1945

The Strahan Collection, from the Collection of the National WWII Museum
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Higgins Industries built amphibious vehicle, the Beachmaster, being lowered by crane onto train car, tipped on side, view of interior. "Higgins. File No. 663-99D-142. Subject: Amp. Tank. Photographer: Rutherford. Date: Jan 9 1945."

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The collection is comprised of items and photographs relating to Andrew Higgins, his vessels, and his company Higgins Indistries.
Geography: 
New Orleans
Latitude: 
29.950
Longitude: 
-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Boat & ship industry--Louisiana
Amphibious vehicles--American--Louisiana