Fords in Aethiopia

[Kuno]

Attached a pcture of two Fords in the property of Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia. The picture was taken in late 1935 when these two trucks were on the way to the northern front. Loaded is a workshop trailer which was maintained by a young Swiss who took part the campaign under a contract for to train the locals in electromeachanical works. As an assistance he got then three captured Italian tankdrivers. A fascinating story written by the man was published later on in a book with many of his phtographs...