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Wendell and Mrs. (Edith Billie Wilk) Willkie on the campaign trail; 1940; (original photo oversize).

Trucks loaded with hampers of tomatoes in the field.

1939 Tomato Festival contestants in bathing suits in front of the elwood swimming pool bathhouse.

National Guard unit of Elwood, Indiana

Employee representatives of American Sheet and Tin Plate Company; September, 1936.

Elwood Fire Department located in the rear West side of the City Building, James Merritt, Fire Chief; circa 1935.

Cub Scouts and Cub Master Joe Hocker on steps of the Elwood U.S. Post Office; circa 1925.

Elwood Public Library postcard dated June 29, 1906.

American Sheet and Tin Plate Company switchyards, looking North from South P and 27th Streets

Along the banks of Duck Creek during the 1913 flood, North side of town.

American Sheet and Tin Plate Company located between South J and South P Streets from 23rd to 27th Streets.

Future site of Elwood Post Office at North A and Anderson Streets.

Grandstand and Track at Elwood Driving Park and Fair Association Fairgrounds on North side of Fairground Road; circa 1900; present site of Willow Run subdivision.

Elwood Driving Park and Fair Association Fairgrounds located on the North side of Fairground Road at the end of 19th Street; present site of Willow Run subdivision.

Sidwell Hotel, 1510 South A Street

Business oriented Christmas card.

Elwood Elks Home, southwest corner South B and Anderson Streets

F. M. Hunter Post Office and General Store, built around 1860 in Quincy---now Elwood.

Interior of 1st National Bank on northwest corner of Main and Anderson Streets.

Looking North on Anderson Street from South B Street; circa 1900

Looking North on Anderson Steet from South B Street; circa 1900

Linwood School; February 10, 1029; Carrie House, teacher. Elwood Public Schools.

Wendell L. Willkie in convertible during Willkie Day Parade; August 17, 1940.

Willkie day; August 17, 1940.

Elwood Public Library where Wendell L. Willkies mother was the librarian before she was married; circa 1940; (notice the original steps).

Carl Stieglits grocery and gas station located on State Road 28 on west side of Elwood,Indiana; circa 1940.

Linwood School; January, 1928; Carrie House, teacher. Elwood Public Schools.

Mercy Hospital; circa 1940; (from photo postcard folder).

Northeast corner of Main and Anderson Streets; January, 1949.

Looking North on Anderson Street from Main Street; January, 1949.

Trucks at Continental Can Corporation loading dock, 900 North D Street, are recieving boxed tomato products; 1939.

Stacks of canned tomato products reach ceiling height.

Loading cans of tomatoes into racks.

Another view of catsup bottling machine.

Making adjustments on catsup bottling machine; note the cigarette in workers mouth.

Cooking catsup at Fraziers north plant.

Cooking tomatoes at Fraziers south plant.

Women workers cutting tomatoes for canning.

Conveyer of cans for canning tomatoes.

Lining up to unload at Fraziers north plant; 1939

Trucks lined up on the street awaiting unloading at Fraziers north plant in the 600 block of North 12th Street.

1939 Tomato Festival Parade; corner of South A and Anderson Streets; looking Northeast.

1939 Tomato Festival Parade of Seven-Up bottles in front of Leesons Department Store.

G.I. Sellers & Sons factory at 217 North 13th Street; August, 1935. The display room south of the boiler plant had not yet been built.

Aerial photo of Elwood, Indiana; circa 1937; Don Orbaugh, pilot.

Harmony Christian Church at Leisure, Indiana; circa 1936.

Schlosser Bros. Creamery of Frankfort, Indiana showing Elwood routes on the side of the wagon.

1st Methodist Episcopal Church, Northeast corner of North A and Anderson Streets; circa 1900.

1st Baptist Church, 420 South Anderson Street; circa 1915.

American Sheet and Tin Plate Company.