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Title
Caterpillar Exposition, Peoria USA - photograph album of social activities, June 1955 / Alan C. Atwill
Call number
PXA 1179
Level of description
fonds
Date

12-17 June, 1955
Type of material
Graphic Materials
Reference code
845203
Physical Description
1 spiral-bound album (59 photoprints) - gelatin silver - Photos chiefly 21 x 26 cm in album measuring 26 x 33 cm
8 photoprints - gelatin silver - 21 x 26 cm
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Alan C. Atwill joined Waugh & Josephson in 1945, becoming Director then Managing Director, before retiring in 1973.
Scope and Content
Most individuals, even in larger group portraits, are named in full either in album margins or on reverse of loose photographs

Album:
1. Among the first to arrive on Sunday was this group from Brazil
2. Arriving in Peoria from Birtley County, England
3. This group from Monterey, N.L., Mexico also arrived via the Peoria Rocket
4. Checking in at the Pere Marquette Hotel desk
5. Greetings are exchanged in the hotel lobby by old friends [incl.] Mrs J.R. Hawk, Australia
6. Mr and Mrs P.W. Brandt, Bombay, India, are given their programs upon arrival
7. The lobby of the Pere Marquette
8. At the buffet dinner Sunday evening
9. Monday morning
10. Enjoying coffee in the Caterpillar Suite on Monday morning
11. The Caterpillar Suite
12. The overseas guests enjoyed the style show of American fasions [incl.] Mrs A.Y. Filmer, Western Australia
13. Table at the style show
14. Before attending the style show
15. Before leaving the hotel Monday evening for the trip through the factory
16. Dinner at the plant cafeteria
17. Group seated in the Cafeteria dining room
18. After dinner, a tour through the company's main kitchen
19. The ladies were shown through the company's medical division [incl.] Mrs A.Y. Filmer, Western Australia and Mrs H. Blair, Australia
20. Early Tuesday morning the group toured Forest Park Home, St. Francis Hospital Division
21. Demonstration on physical rehabilitation
22. Children's Hospital
23. The luncheon on Tuesday held at a Peoria department store
24. Luncheon was followed by a bus tour of Peoria's residential area and the Wm. Blackie residence
25. Mrs Blackie's flower gardens
26. Mrs A.W. Jones of Saudi Arabia took movies of the event
27. Blackie home
28. The evening reception at the Pere Marquette Hotel
29. Enjoying the reception
30. Dinner Tuesday evening
31. Golf at the Peoria Country Club
32. Swimming at the yacht club pool Wendesday morning
33. Peoria Country Club
34. Noon Wednesday, luncheon at the Peoria Country Club overlooking the Illinois River Valley
35. A local couple singing excerpts from "The King and I"
36. An American picnic held at Bradley Park, Wednesday evening
37. Picnic supper
38. Picnic table
39. "Pygmalion" presented in the park by a group of local players
40. A dress of yellow cotton trimmed in black with "Caterpillar" embroidered on the belt
41. Noon luncheon. Mrs Jorge Becker, Chile, entertained the ladies with songs from her own and other countries
42. Mrs J.B. Rendon of Mexico also entertained the ladies with fine compositions on the piano
43. After the luncheon, this group posed around Mrs Becker to hear more of her arrangements
44. A tea at Mrs L.B. Neumiller's home
45. French pastries served at tea
46. Tea on the lawn of the Neumiller home
47. In the shade on the lawn of the Neumiller home
48. Mrs Blackie, seated, assisted in serving
49. At the farewell dinner Thursday evening
50. Prior to the dinner
51. Thursday's farewell dinner
52. On the way to Joliet Friday morning
53. The special train stopped within Joliet plant gates
54. After a brief bus tour of Joliet, the ladies were shown a new cathedral typical of modern American design
55. Leaving the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet
56. Enjoying cocktails before lunch at the Joliet Country Club
57. After cocktails, a buffet luncheon at Joliet Country Club
58. After the buffet luncheon at Joliet plant
59. Group picture, some of the ladies

Loose photographs:
60. Group picture
61. A.C. Atwill [& others]
62. Sons of dealers
63. Group picture [incl.] A.C. Atwill
64. [Delegates, seated]
65. Mr Alan Atwill of Waugh & Josephson (Dealers), Sydney Australia
66-67. Alan Atwill
Copying Conditions
Copyright status:: In copyright
Copyright holder:: Caterpillar (USA)
Approval for reproduction required:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Variant title

The Caterpillar Exposition / June 1955 / Leadership in action / Your trip to Peoria -- cover title
General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 861249
Signatures / Inscriptions

"During the week of June 12-17, 1955, while Export Dealers attended the Caterpillar Exposition, Caterpillar wives had the opportunity to meet the dealers' wives and renew old acquaintences with their many friends from overseas ... This booklet contains a few photographs taken during the week's program for Export Dealers' wives" -- typed title page
Name
Waugh & Josephson Ltd.
Subject
Adult Females
Adult Males
Topic
interiors
portraits
groups (people)
social interaction
lunches
banquets
picnics
wives
Place
United States.
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