1949 GMC Pickup Truck
1949 GMC Pickup Truck
- Description
- Ira Wertman, a farmer in Andreas, Pennsylvania, raised fruits and vegetables and peddled them with this truck to retired coal miners near Allentown. He also used the truck to take produce to market and haul supplies from town to the farm. Pickup trucks have been versatile aids to a wide range of agricultural, personal, and business activities. Early pickup trucks were modified automobiles, but postwar models were larger, more powerful, and able to carry heavier loads. Some postwar pickups were used in building suburban communities. Others were used for recreational purposes such as camping, hunting, and fishing. By the 1990s, many people purchased pickups for everyday driving.
- Object Name
- pickup truck
- date made
- 1949
- maker
- General Motors Corporation
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania
- Physical Description
- steel (body material)
- rubber (tires material)
- glass (windows material)
- Measurements
- overall: 78 in x 74 in x 210 in; 198.12 cm x 187.96 cm x 533.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1999.0057.01
- accession number
- 1999.0057
- catalog number
- 1999.0057.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Donald and Christine Wertman
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- Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
- Work
- America on the Move
- Agriculture
- Food
- Transportation
- Family & Social Life
- Road Transportation
- Exhibition
- America On The Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
