Hahn (Stanley C.) Collection 1933-1979 bulk 1935-1937

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Hahn (Stanley C.) Collection 1933-1979 bulk 1935-1937

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The materials in the collection supply a picture of the growth of an internationally successful company through the period of the Great Depression, as well as the development of the machines important to the farmers and developers in California and across the world. The collection consists of draftsman’s drawings and blueprints as well as company publications and photographs of equipment, the majority collected during the employment of Stanley Hahn with R. G. LeTourneau, Inc., an internationally respected earthmoving company. The bulk of the collection dates between the years of 1935 and 1937, when Hahn was employed by LeTourneau, and includes related items connected to that company and collected in subsequent years. The collection includes additional items from Hahn’s employment between 1936 and 1943 with Capps Brothers, steel fabricators and machinery builders in Stockton, California.

1.5 linear feet

eng,

San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 6649293

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Hahn, Stanley C., 1908-2008

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Hahn Tractor Company

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R. G. LeTourneau, Inc.

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Caterpillar Tractor Company

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The Caterpillar Tractor Company was formed in 1925 by the merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, California, and Peoria, Illinois, and the C.L. Best Tractor Company of San Leandro, California. In the years before World War I, Benjamin Holt invented the "caterpillar tractor," which moved on heavy, belted-metal tracks rather than wheels. The tracks prevented the vehicle from sinking in the mud. The Caterpillar Tractor Company mounted extensive marketing campaigns during the late 192...