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UPDATE: The photographer is Tony Linck, whose work appeared in Life magazine. The location is probably around Utica, New York.
From somewhere in New England in the 1940s comes this uncaptioned 4x5 Agfa negative of three happy guys and their Ford truck. View full size.
Three guys enjoying a balmy Utica summer day.
When chrome became unavailable during WWII trim parts were painted Tacoma Cream, a color that dates back to 1931 on Fords. This truck looks new, but seems to have lost the side view mirror.
My dad had a 46 Ford similar to this one. The way it's parked proves how hard that snow bank along the road is.
If this photo was taken near Bedford Falls, maybe that's George Bailey's brother coming home!
Looks like the happy Marine has qualified for his Sharpshooter badge -- good shooting Private!
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