Higgins Beachmaster on Lake Pontchartrain beach in New Orleans, Louisiana on 30 September 1944

The Strahan Collection, from the Collection of the National WWII Museum
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Higgins Industries built amphibious vehicle, the Beachmaster, on Lake Pontchartrain beach in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Higgins. File No. 99D-25. Subject: Amp. Tank. Photographer: Gares. Date: Sep 30 1944."

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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
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-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Boat & ship industry--Louisiana
Amphibious vehicles--American--Louisiana