"Pipe line? No, sir -- life Line!" A fourteen-hundred mile artery is beginning to pulse with lifeblood - pungent, black, vital. It reaches across prairies, rugged hills, fertile fields, and the beds of mighty rivers. It is a great steel tube that brings precious freight to the refineries closest to the ports that supply our armies in Africa and Britain. It carries life for our fighting planes, our tanks, our warships. Its fluid cargo will drive and lubricate the wheels of war industry, keep our homes warm. And no Nazi torpedo can stop it. "Big Inch," as hundreds of sweating pipe-line crews have dubbed their biggest project, will dump 300,000 barrels of oil daily into the very laps of the men who transform it into fighting tools. To warring America, struggling with over-burdened transportation lines, Big Inch is a life line - and another step toward Victory. Big Inch is a joint achievement of the U.S. Government and the petroleum industry. It is a war measure, built without thought of "making it pay." For the $95,000,000 it cost is not a business venture, but an investment in freedom. Tide Water Associated joined with eleven other oil companies to start the existence of Big Inch. Together, we did the long and complex topographical work, made the plans and blueprints - then turned them over, without charge, to the Government. ..... 1943 Veedol Motor Oil War Bond Ad, A5782. 19430621
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This Item is an original Magazine ad, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The ad is suitable for framing and displaying in your home or office. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 10.5 inches by 14 inches.
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| Title | "Pipe line? No, sir -- life Line!" A fourteen-hundred mile artery is beginning to pulse with lifeblood - pungent, black, vital. It reaches across prairies, rugged hills, fertile fields, and the beds of mighty rivers. It is a great steel tube that brings precious freight to the refineries closest to the ports that supply our armies in Africa and Britain. It carries life for our fighting planes, our tanks, our warships. Its fluid cargo will drive and lubricate the wheels of war industry, keep our homes warm. And no Nazi torpedo can stop it. "Big Inch," as hundreds of sweating pipe-line crews have dubbed their biggest project, will dump 300,000 barrels of oil daily into the very laps of the men who transform it into fighting tools. To warring America, struggling with over-burdened transportation lines, Big Inch is a life line - and another step toward Victory. Big Inch is a joint achievement of the U.S. Government and the petroleum industry. It is a war measure, built without thought of "making it pay." For the $95,000,000 it cost is not a business venture, but an investment in freedom. Tide Water Associated joined with eleven other oil companies to start the existence of Big Inch. Together, we did the long and complex topographical work, made the plans and blueprints - then turned them over, without charge, to the Government. ..... 1943 Veedol Motor Oil War Bond Ad, A5782. 19430621 |
