Willard Library

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Evansville Day Parade

A P-47 Thunderbolt formation flies over downtown during the parade; photo dated June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)

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Evansville Day Parade

The Republic Aviation Corp. float passes down Main St. on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)

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Evansville Day Parade

The Republic Aviation Corp. float on Main St. during the parade on June 23, 1945 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Plant under construction on Highway 41 North (now Whirlpool); c. 1942 (Marchand 12)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

The wife of Mark Clark, Commanding General of the 5th Army, visits the Republic Aviation plant in March 1944; the party is inspecting the P-47 Thunderbolt's machine guns and wing tank adapter. Left to right are Major Joseph Hynes, E. P. Dixon, Fred Wyatt, Major Hugh Patton (Camp Breckinridge), H. J. MacDonald, and Mrs. Clark. (J. Koch 1)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of General Mark Clark, chats with an unidentified worker at the Republic Aviation plant in March 1944 (J. Koch 2)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of General Mark W. Clark, listens as a worker in Republic Aviation's Final Assembly Department shows her the controls and indicators in the Thunderbolt's cockpit during her visit in March 1944 (J. Koch 3)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of the Commanding General of the Fifth Army in Italy, signs the register in the lobby of the Republic Aviation Corporation's Indiana Division at Evansville in March 1944 (J. Koch 4)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark (left), wife of the Commanding General of the American Fifth Army in Italy, visits with some workers whose relatives were serving under her husband's command. Ruth Minor (Department 10) and James McDermott (Machine Shop) are pictured with her during Mrs. Clark's visit in March 1944. (J. Koch 5)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark signs the register in the lobby of the Republic Aviation Corporation during her visit to Evansville in March 1944. (J. Koch 6)

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Republic Aviation Corporation

Mrs. Mark Clark, wife of the Commanding General, stands next to an unidentified man during her visit to the Republic Aviation plant in March 1944. (J. Koch 7)

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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)

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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)

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Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt

Caption on back of photo: "Stratosphere Fighter - Dive Bomber - Ground Strafer - Long Distance Escort - Manufactured by Republic Aviation Corporation Farmingdale, Long Island, New York & Evansville, Indiana;" early 1940s (Knecht 2207)

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Salvage Parade

Marchers possibly represent Lincoln High School, a then-segregated school for African-Americans; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

Nurses march in the parade in or near downtown; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous CollectionO

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Salvage Parade

Spectators watch the parade in or near downtown; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

Spectators watch the Servel parade float; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous CollectionO

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Salvage Parade

A military truck passes spectators in or near downtown; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

An International Steel Co. truck pulls the company's parade float with two soldiers on board; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

A military jeep passes spectators on the parade route; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

Military personnel ride in an automobile bearing the message "Give your scraps;" photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

A military band passes spectators on the parade route; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Salvage Parade

A group of young motorcyclists cruise down the parade route; photo dated October 1943 (Miscellaneous Collection)

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Servel, Inc.

Proud workers pose in front of the 15,000th wing panel the company produced for Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt; photo dated October 6, 1944 (Miscellaneous 1729)

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War Bond Display

Window of the Ortmeyer Furniture Co. at 617-619 Main Street; photo dated December 8, 1944 (Newman 44-148)

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War Bond Display

Window of the Shell Oil Company gas station at Virginia St. and Fares Ave.; photo dated December 17, 1944 (Newman 44-155)