World War II: Evansville Miscellaneous
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Chrysler Company
Army tanks roll around the track behind the Chrysler plant on Garvin Street on a test run; besides manufacturing bullets and other military supplies during the war, the company also reconditioned tanks; c. 1944 (Winternheimer 1)
Chrysler Company
The Chrysler plant at 1625 N. Garvin St.; in the background is the track where military tanks were tested after they were reconditioned; photo dated 1942 (Newman 42-20-7)
Evansville Day Parade
Camp Breckinridge soldiers turn the corner from Main St. onto Riverside Dr. The parade -- one of the largest ever in the city -- was held on June 23, 1945, to celebrate the contributions of Evansville workers and industries to the war effort (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
Republic Aviation's float pulls a P-47 Thunderbolt down Main St. before an estimated 150,000 spectators. Note that some of them have to duck to avoid being clipped by the plane; dated June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
Rear view of Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt plane passing down Main St. on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
A P-47 Thunderbolt formation flies over downtown during the parade; photo dated June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
The Republic Aviation Corp. float passes down Main St. on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
The Republic Aviation Corp. float on Main St. during the parade on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
The Evansville Shipyard float bearing a model of the LST passes through spectators on N. Main St. at Illinois St., near the Blount Plow Works factory (now a parking lot for a grocery store); photo dated June 23, 1945 (Miscellaneous 3341)
Evansville Day Parade
A Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt turns from Main St. onto Riverside Dr. during the parade on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
P-47 Thunderbolts, manufactured at the Republic Aviation plant in Evansville, fly overhead during the parade on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Evansville Day Parade
A military band performs on Riverside Dr. during the parade; in the background at center is the Hadi Shrine Temple; photo dated June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)
Republic Aviation Corporation
Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of the Commanding General of the Fifth Army in Italy, poses with a group of men during her visit to the Republic Aviation plant in March 1944; at her left is H. J. MacDonald, Works Manager for Republic Aviation Corporation's Indiana Division. (J. Koch 8)
Republic Aviation Corporation
H. J. MacDonald, Works Manager at Republic Aviation Corporation's Indiana Division, and Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of the Commanding General of the Fifth Army in Italy, inspect a P-47 Thunderbolt fuselage on the production line in March 1944. (J. Koch 9)