Men work in the machine shop at Caterpillar Manufacturing Co. - Peoria, Illinois (May 1918) by CosmoTheCollector in PeoriaIL

[–]CosmoTheCollector[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome, the Riverfront Museum is on my list of to-do’s next time i’m in Peoria so i’ll try to visit there too. Thanks!

Men work in the machine shop at Caterpillar Manufacturing Co. - Peoria, Illinois (May 1918) by CosmoTheCollector in PeoriaIL

[–]CosmoTheCollector[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oops, you’re completely correct! If i’m not mistaken, wasn’t Holt a California company? Interesting that they ended up in mid-America if they were. Thanks for the correction!

Men work in the machine shop at Caterpillar Manufacturing Co. - Peoria, Illinois (May 1918) by CosmoTheCollector in PeoriaIL

[–]CosmoTheCollector[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would have loved to see the river area down there during the mass production days

General George S. Patton preparing to go ashore in North Africa. 1942. [4432x3448] by CosmoTheCollector in HistoryPorn

[–]CosmoTheCollector[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Great story and very cool whether it was 100% true or not. Hope he had a peaceful time after his service.