What US military truck is this?

[LukeFF]

Recently, I came into possession of a whole bunch of family photos from my dad's side of the family, and I came across this one below. Unfortunately, there is no caption on the back, other than that it was obviously taken somewhere in France. Is this WWI vintage, and more importantly, what type of truck is it?

 

[namhee2]

1 minute ago, LukeFF said:

Recently, I came into possession of a whole bunch of family photos from my dad's side of the family, and I came across this one below. Unfortunately, there is no caption on the back, other than that it was obviously taken somewhere in France. Is this WWI vintage, and more importantly, what type of truck is it?

 

1918 Standardized Class-B Military Truck: ‘Nancy’ - First Division Museum (fdmuseum.org)

 

 

[LukeFF]

2 hours ago, namhee2 said:

1918 Standardized Class-B Military Truck: ‘Nancy’ - First Division Museum (fdmuseum.org)

 

Thanks! So, it looks like it would be a postwar photo, then. At any rate, it gives me a better timeline to try to determine who it is in the photo. 

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

@LukeFF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_truck

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, 6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann said:

@LukeFF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_truck

 

Thanks! So, it's almost certain that the photo was taken in late 1918 or sometime in 1919. 

 

Does anyone know if it was common practice at the time to have photos made into postcards? I'm still trying to track down exactly who it might be in my family that's in the photo.

Edited May 31, 2022 by LukeFF