Truck Delivering Beef
by Bettmann
Title
Truck Delivering Beef
Artist
Bettmann
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(Original Caption) Auto Refrigeration Truck. The trailer is of twelve ton capacity, built of steel and wood with a four inch layer of cork in the roof, bottom, and ends, and with a three inch layer in the sides. The length of the tractor over all is 23 feet 11 inches with beef chambers 21 feet 4 inches. The height over all from ground to top of roof is 11 feet 3 inches. The head room in the chamber measures 5 feet 10 inches in the center and 5 feet 2 inches at the sides. The refrigeration system comprises a series of pipes running the length of the car along the ceiling and sides. The pipes are also used for the purposes of hanging up the beef. The car is cooled by the Dense Air System, requiring neither brine, ice, nor liquid and an even temperature can be maintained. The fore part of the car as you will note in the photograph is equipped with jacks which can be raised whe
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May 18th, 2020
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