This photograph shows a mobile searchlight in Fortress Monroe, VA during World War One. The 36" light-mast is being elevated using a cable attached to a winch run by a single engine used for hauling the truck. This image was taken on May 18, 1918 by Lieutenant Wn. Fox, Signal Corps.

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