Photographs, 1917, 1952, 1954, and undated.

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Photographs, 1917, 1952, 1954, and undated.

Photographs of a visit by Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio to the Highway Trailer Co. plant in Edgerton, Wis., January 22, 1952 (in PH 985); and photographs of various trailers manufactured by the company and images of the original Highway Trailer plant and the plant in 1954. Also included is a typed history of the company.

2 items and18 photographs (2 folders); plusadditions of 22 photographs.

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Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1853

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Robert A. Taft More than "Mr. Republican" In 1947, Republican Senator Robert A. Taft was at the peak of his power, commanding a coalition of conservative Republicans and southern Democrats to thwart President Harry S. Truman's domestic agenda. Taft's most impressive achievement came in June. The labor-restricting Taft-Hartley Act survived Truman's veto and won Taft the admiration of the press corps. Yet he did not seek the highest political office in the Senate; indeed, the title "majority...

Highway Trailer Co. (Edgerton, Wis.)

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