Caravan

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photograph number 1: "The Caravan passing through the canyons en route to Helper and Price, Utah."
Photograph number 2: "The Caravan going over the victory highway into Salt Lake City, Utah."
Photograph number 3: "A stop along the road in the Price-Helper country."
Photograph number 4: "The Caravan at the outskirts of Helper, Utah arranging details for entering the city. James Littlejohn, Chairman of the Helper Community, discussing procedure with Wm. F. Gordon, manager of the Caravan."
Photograph number 5: "Col. Raymond Pratt of Ft. Douglas, Grand Marshall of the parade in Salt Lake City on Victory day, April 24, 1943."
Photograph number 6: "The Camp Kearns military band passing through the Eagle Gate, Salt Lake City, the State Capitol in the background. The Kearns military band is the finest military organization in the western United States and has 125 members which was reduced to 55 for the state tour."
Photograph number 7: "The Camp Kearns band with their musical director, Hans Heniet, former director of the Utah State Symphony Orchestra, leading the foot soldiers from Camp Kearns."
Photograph number 8: "The parade forming on State Street before entering into Salt Lake City, Utah."
Photograph number 9: "Presentation ceremonies of the T Flag to the army Ordinance Depot, Tooele, Utah. The Camp Kearns band and Caravan helped in ceremony."
Photograph number 10: "The Camp Kearns band playing a number in front of the Kearns building, Salt Lake City."
Photograph number 11: "The band people parading through the streets of Payson, Utah."
Photograph number 12: "The Payson, Utah color guard of the American Legion leading the parade through the city."
Photograph number 13: "The entertainment group with an open air show in front of the Utah theater, Salt Lake City. This show was sold out for Monday April 26 and the show brought an additional $75,000.00 in war bonds."
Photograph number 14: "The caravan on the streets of Payson, Utah. The absence of spectators is explained by the fact that they were all gathered in the municipal park a few blocks away."

Dates

1943

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