Holt tractor stuck in the mud

A holt tractor stuck in a hole left by artillery near Sommedieve, France. Captain James C. Hughes photographed the ten-ton vehicle on January 21,1919 while he was part of the U.S. Army of Occupation following World War I.

Hughes, a Kansan, is among a select number of soldiers who served in a major military expedition as well as two world wars. As a photographer took more than 600 images documenting his time at the Mexican border in 1916 and in Europe during 1919. As a Japanese prisoner of war in World War II, Hughes kept a daily diary and, upon liberation, brought home items from his imprisonment. He and his family donated most of these items to the Kansas Museum of History.

More information at: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/james-clark-hughes/19881