A gun crew maneuvers a heavy artillery shell into position using a wheeled shell truck, a specialized cart designed to align massive projectiles with a gun breech or hoist. Chalked messages on the shell's nose -- humor common among ordnance crews before a round was sent downrange -- read 'The Target Watch me' and 'GANGWAY.' Photographed at a gunnery range, this image captures the physical labor and camaraderie behind heavy-caliber gunnery practice in the mid-20th century. Project: 218639