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Photos Oakes Products Division Achievement Awards.

Photograph of a Group of Military and Civilians holding the Army/Navy E. Flag. Photograph of two men attending the awards ceremony. Photograph of man speaking to a group of people. Photograph of a group of people at the award ceremony.

Tags: 2/26/1944, Army-Navy E. Flag, Awards Ceremony, BS1976, BS1977, BS1978, BS1979, Business, Houdaille-Hershey Corp., Manufacturing, Oakes Products, WWII

Photos of Awards Ceremony Houdaille-Hershey and Interior with Men Working.

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Photographs of people attending the awards ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey and photograph of men working.

Tags: Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1636, BS1637, BS1638, Business, Decatur IL., Houdaille-Hershey, Manufacturing, Workers, WWII

Photos From the Awards Ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey c. 1945.

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Photographs of people attending the awards ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey after WWII.

Tags: Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1628, BS1629, BS1630, BS1631, BS1632, BS1633, BS1634, BS1635, Business, c.1945, Decatur IL., Houdaille-Hershey, Manufacturing, WWII

Photos of the Awards Ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey.

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Photographs of people attending the awards ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey after WWII.

Tags: Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1620, BS1621, BS1622, BS1623, BS1624, BS1625, BS1626, BS1627, Business, c. 1945, Decatur IL., Honor Guard, Houdaille-Hershey, Manufacturing, Military, Navy, WWII

Photos of Group Attending Awards Ceremony for Houdaille-Hershey.

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Photographs of Group from Montreal, Canada with Ladies feeding a baby pig.

Tags: Atomic Bomb, AuLutin Montreal, Awards Ceremony, Baby Pig, BS1617, BS1618, BS1619, Business, Manufacturing, WWII

Photos of Awards Ceremony at Houdaille-Hershey donated by Scott MacLennan.

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Photographs taken at awards ceremony Houdaille-Hershey after WWII ended.

Tags: Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1609, BS1610, BS1611, BS1612, BS1613, BS1614, BS1615, BS1616, Business, c. 1945, Decatur IL., Houdaille-Hershey, John K. MacLennan, Manufacturing, Oakes Div., Scott MacLennan, WWII

Photos of Houdaille-Hershey donated by Scott MacLennan.

Photographs of people at an awards ceremony for Houdaille-Hershey after WWII.

Tags: 2/26/1944, Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1601, BS1602, BS1603, BS1604, BS1605, BS1606, BS1607, BS1608, Business, c. 1945, Decatur IL., Houdaille-Hershey, John K. MacLennan, Macon Arms Inc., Manufacturing, Navy, Oakes Div., WWII

Photo of the Awards Ceremony at the Hershey-Houdaille Garfield Plant on 10/12/1945.

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Photographs taken at the Awards Ceremony Hershey-Houdaille Garfield Plant, 10/12/1945.

Tags: 10/12/1945, Army, Atomic Bomb, Awards Ceremony, BS1592, BS1593, BS1594, BS1595, BS1596, BS1597, BS1598, BS1599, BS1600, Business, Decatur IL., Garfield Plant, Hershey-Houdaille, Houdaille-Hershey, Manhattan Project, Manufacturing, Navy, WWII

Photos of Equipment Made by Caterpillar.

Photograph of a bulldozer made by Caterpillar. Photo of a grader being built at Caterpillar. Photo of a Jeep during WWII that was winterized by Cpl. Lloyd Webb who had been employed by Caterpillar Military Engine Company before the war.

Tags: 1940's, BS979, BS980, BS981, Bulldozer, Business, Caterpillar Company, Caterpillar Military Engine Co., Converted Jeep, Cpl. Lloyd Webb, Decatur IL., Grader, Jeep, Manufacturing, WWII

"Jalopies on Parade" video

This video shows a "jalopy" parade organized by the Junior Association of Commerce in cooperation with the Chicago Jalopy Plan from the United States War Production Board during World War II. The video was put together by the Junior Association of…

Tags: .mpg, 1943, Chicago Jalopy Plan, City Government, Decatur IL, Eugene Dunne, Jalopies on Parade, Jalopy, Junior Association of Commerce, old car, scrap, United States War Production Board, United Theatrical War Activities Committee, US War Production Board, VHS, video, Women's Auxiliary of the Junior Association of Commerce, World War II, WWII

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