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Luscombe Airplane
Photo ca. 1950 Luscombe plane. Written on back: "Luscombe that some of us at Woodward owned - Harold A. Hopkins (for one)"
National Guard Soldier Harold Woodward
Harold Woodward, son of Amos Woodward the founder of Woodward Governor Co., in his National Guard uniform in 1916 or 1917.
Woodward Governor Conference Representatives.
This photograph depicts representatives from the Woodward Governor Company at the Sixth Annual Prime Mover Control Conference. The names of the fifty individuals pictured are printed below the photo. The picture is enclosed in a booklet of olive…
Woodward Governor Delegation in Germany.
A black and white photograph of four unidentified men from Woodward Governor in Germany. A Woodward Governor machine is visible in the background behind the men, and other devices occupy a table in the forefront that boasts a floral arrangement in…
Architectural Drawing, Woodward Governor Co.
This architectural drawing, rendered by the Kresselt Company (lower right corner), shows the Woodward Governor Company within an industrial cityscape, possibly in its Mill St. at S. Wyman address.
Hetty Church's Retirement Day, Woodward Governor Co.
Wearing a bouquet, Hetty Church is pictured proffering a cup of coffee on her retirement day from Woodward Governor in 1973. For an additional view, see photo 2013.88.6.
Cafeteria Staff Celebrates Hetty Church's Retirement, Woodward Governor Co.
A black and white photograph of Hetty Church's retirement from Woodward Governor in 1973. Hetty is seated and holding a mirror, which is a gift from the cafeteria staff, Ollie McGuire is seated far right, and Ann Turner, the cafeteria supervisor, is…
Cafeteria Staff, Woodward Governor Co.
The two women pictured in aprons, part of Woodward Governor's cafeteria staff, are setting out cookies and pastries around the holiday season, judging by the Christmas tree pins that the ladies are wearing. The woman on the left is Hetty Church, who…
Woodward Governor Service Letter.
A photograph of a letter from the Woodward Governor Company to employees who were serving in the military during WWII. A handwritten post script at the bottom states, "P.S. Keep your sense of humor and keep on going and you'll be ok Harold. Best of…
A. W. Woodward Co.
This photographic enlargement shows a clapboard commercial structure next to a picket fence that depicts the A.W. Woodward Company, in the Water Power District on Mill Street.
View of the Southeast Part of Water Power from the East Side.
This reproduction photograph looks from the east side of the Rock River across to Rockford's west side. The Water Power district allowed industry to flourish and grow. The photo's center shows the N. C. Thompson Agricultural Works, manufacturers of…
Works of Savage & Love, and the N. C. Thompson Manufacturing Company.
A reproduction photograph showing the N. C. Thompson building, also an early home of Woodward Governor. A horse-drawn wagon sits in front of the structure where a sign declares that Savage & Love are machinists and pattern-makers. The yard next to…
Rockford Peaches in Formal Street Dress.
A photograph showing 18 players dressed in formal street clothes, with manager Bill Allington (left). The back of the photo indicates this picture was taken at the Woodward Governor Co. (5001 N. 2nd, Loves Park, IL) in 1950 perhaps for some formal…