Willys-Overland Company Photographs

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Willys-Overland Company Photographs

1914-1917

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep808f1081b-3451-488a-a04e-2e83a1489dfd

The collection documents World War I ordnance shell production at the Willys-Overland Company and its sub-contractor, Tillotson Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio.

0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11662488

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.

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In 1908 John North Willys bought the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company. In 1912 renamed Willys-Overland Motor Company. From 1912 to 1918 Willys was the second largest producer of automobiles in the United States behind only Ford Motor Company. The Overland Four model was one of the first "compact" cars. Considered a failure. From the description of Records, 1918, 1970. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53964660 ...