WW2 US Army M3 Stuart Tank 'Ulysses' Ft Knox KY 1942 - Original Photo

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WW2 US Army M3 Stuart Tank 'Ulysses' Ft Knox KY 1942 - Original Photo:
$30.00

An original 3.5x6" vintage photo from a large collection of mixed original World War II photos from the European and Pacific theaters brought home from an unknown U.S. soldier. Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.

Photo Overview

A low-angle snapshot shows an American tanker smiling from the commander’s hatch of a riveted M3 Stuart light tank on a sun-baked training field at Fort Knox, Kentucky, circa 1942. The vehicle carries the crew-applied name “ULYSSES” across its front glacis, and its roadwheels and tracks dominate the foreground, giving the photo a dramatic, imposing perspective that highlights early-war U.S. armored force spirit.

The M3 Stuart was the first mass-produced American light tank to see combat in World War II and became a workhorse for training at Fort Knox, home of the Armored Force School. Nicknamed “Honey” by British crews for its speed and reliability, the Stuart introduced thousands of U.S. soldiers to modern armored warfare. Original crew-named images like this are coveted by collectors—secure it now before another historian does.

Text Present

Front, center hull: “ULYSSES”
Back, top left in ink: “2.”
Back, lower left in pencil: “4921”
Back (repeated watermark, faint): “VELOX”

Print analysis: Wartime-era glossy Velox paper with single-weight fiber base, sharp tonal gradation and silvering at edges; no later newsprint halftone dots visible. Likely Type 1 original snapshot printed c1942 from the camera negative at Fort Knox photo lab.

Condition: In fair to good vintage condition. Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo.