Hi Gary,
I think you'll have to find the 'photo. I've seen both wartime 'photos and museum pieces with raw khaki, waterproofed (a yellowy khaki) and painted items.
I guess that the painted tarps would be postwar parade-ground vehicles.
Not much help I'm afraid.
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