C. W. BLAKESLEE - 1950s AUTOCAR 4x8 C6764 CHALLENGE 8-CY Mixer 8x10 B&W Photo

Description

This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white glossy photo new reproduction of a 1950s AUTOCAR C6764-OH Tandem-Front-Axle 4x8 Ready-Mixed Concrete Truck with an 8-Yd. CHALLENGE Truck Mixer, owned by C. W. BLAKESLEE & SONS, INC. of New Haven, CT.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION:  This Autocar factory photo was taken of 1 of 3 Blakeslee Tandem Front Axle 4x8 C6764-OH Autocars, with 390A gasoline engines and 8-Yd. Challenge Concrete Mixers.
Note: there is an imperfection in this photo, in the 3 white spots that appear between the front tandem axle tires.
C.  W. BLAKESLEE & SONS INC.: This family run business traces its roots in the construction industry back to 1844 as a general contracting firm in New Haven, CT. Recognizing the emerging technology of prestressed and precast concrete in 1958, Blakeslee Prestress Inc. was formed in Branford, CT, where they still operate a 150,000 sf state-of-the-art facility on a 36-acre site. As a contractor, they were a pioneer in establishing a trap rock quarry, and early concrete pavements, as well as building dams, tunnels, bridges. In the early 1960s they built much of  I-91 and I-95 in Connecticut. In 1969 Blakeslee was purchased by Westinghouse Electric Co. In 1976 was purchased by a management group and renamed Blakeslee, Arpaio, Chapman, Inc. In 1986 Vincent Arpaio retired. The company is now solely by the Chapman family, continuing to provide engineered construction services, along with preforming Heavy, Marine, Utility and Rigging & Millwrighting work.
CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a vintage photo in my personal lifetime collection.  This photo has been printed on excellent quality HP PREMIUM PLUS GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER using HP 02 Vivera Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy.  This 8x10 photo has a white border around the photo, wider at the top, with 3-ring notebook holes visible at the top.
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