Snow motors in the Arctic. One of the giant tractors sent into Alaska by the Wilkins Polar Expedition, undergoing a test on the northern snows. The snow motors failed to qualify under the gruelling tests to which they were put, and were discarded by the expedition. (North American Alliance photo.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 1
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50Snow motors in the Arctic. One of the giant tractors sent into Alaska by the Wilkins Polar Expedition, undergoing a test on the northern snows. The snow motors failed to qualify under the gruelling tests to which they were put, and were discarded by the expedition. (North American Alliance photo.) Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 1
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