Rock River Thresheree - 12th Annual Reunion (1968)




In 1968, we accepted the donation of blacksmithing equipment from Mr. Hill.

Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents at our 12th Annual Reunion. The first of the "framed" covers, it's design (and much of the interior artwork) was created by Janesville artist Forbes Smith. This album also contained four frameable prints.

1968 Souvenir Album Index:

Cover - Peter Burno's 1894 16hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engnine [at the time, it was claimed to be the "oldest traction engine running" in America.]
Page 2 [Inside Front Cover] - [art] steam engine operator - threshing scene silhouette
Page 3 - Welcome letter from President Marvin P. Helgesen [page is only 2/3 the width of a normal page]
Page 4 - Program of events - list of officers & directors [page is only 2/3 the width of a normal page]
Page 5 - [photos] Eclipse stationary steam engine - field of tractors - Minneapolis Moline gas tractor - Port Huron steam tractor with a separator - Case steam engine - pile driver in action - hoisting a log at the sawmill - Marv Helgesen's 1916 8-16 International kerosene tractor - Marv Helgesen's 15-30 G.M.C. gas tractor
Page 6 - [photos] feeding a separator - threshing scene - on top of a thresher - steam traction engine - feeding a separator - portable steam engine
Page 7 - [story] "A Special Day with the Heroine" by Forbes Smith [cont. on p. 16]
Page 8 - [graphics/clipart]
Page 9 - [photos] implement - 3 threshing scenes
Page 10-11 - Map of Threshermen's Park - [photos, p. 11] windmill - pile driver
Page 12 - [photos] throwing horseshoes - auctioneer - crowd - Cannonball
Page 13 - History of the Thresheree
Page 14 - [graphics/clipart]
Page 15 - [photos] cannon - aerial view of Threshermen's Park - steamer in the parade bowl - sawmill - model steam engine
Page 16 - [story, cont. on p. 17]
Page 17 - [story, cont. on p. 19; frameable prints pocket]

[frameable print] 1912 Harrison Jumbo Steam Engine lithograph by W. Mackwitz of St. Louis, MO
[frameable print] 1912 Belleville "Colorado Special" Separator lithograph
[frameable print] 1916 Minneapolis Steam Engine lithograph
[frameable print] 1916 Hubor "Superior" Separator lithograph

Page 18 - [graphic] Rock River Cannonball logo - [photos] Harold Russell with his covered wagon & horses - Charlie Schaffer, Cannonball conductor - Walt Durst's Stanley Steamer - Walt Durst's Buick
Page 19 [Inside Back Cover] - [story, end] - [illustration of steam engine by Forbes Smith]
Back Cover - [advertisement] Helgesen Harvestor, Inc.

	In 1968, we accepted the donation of blacksmithing equipment from Mr. Hill. Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents at our 12th Annual Reunion. The first of the "framed" covers, it's design (and much of the interior artwork) was created by Janesville artist Forbes Smith. This album also contained four frameable prints.

1968 Souvenir Album Index: Cover - Peter Burno's 1894 16hp Harrison Jumbo steam traction engnine [at the time, it was claimed to be the "oldest traction engine running" in America.] Page 2 [Inside Front Cover] - [art] steam engine operator - threshing scene silhouette Page 3 - Welcome letter from President Marvin P. Helgesen [page is only 2/3 the width of a normal page] Page 4 - Program of events - list of officers & directors [page is only 2/3 the width of a normal page] Page 5 - [photos] Eclipse stationary steam engine - field of tractors - Minneapolis Moline gas tractor - Port Huron steam tractor with a separator - Case steam engine - pile driver in action - hoisting a log at the sawmill - Marv Helgesen's 1916 8-16 International kerosene tractor - Marv Helgesen's 15-30 G.M.C. gas tractor Page 6 - [photos] feeding a separator - threshing scene - on top of a thresher - steam traction engine - feeding a separator - portable steam engine Page 7 - [story] "A Special Day with the Heroine" by Forbes Smith [cont. on p. 16] Page 8 - [graphics/clipart] Page 9 - [photos] implement - 3 threshing scenes Page 10-11 - Map of Threshermen's Park - [photos, p. 11] windmill - pile driver Page 12 - [photos] throwing horseshoes - auctioneer - crowd - Cannonball Page 13 - History of the Thresheree Page 14 - [graphics/clipart] Page 15 - [photos] cannon - aerial view of Threshermen's Park - steamer in the parade bowl - sawmill - model steam engine Page 16 - [story, cont. on p. 17] Page 17 - [story, cont. on p. 19; frameable prints pocket] [frameable print] 1912 Harrison Jumbo Steam Engine lithograph by W. Mackwitz of St. Louis, MO [frameable print] 1912 Belleville "Colorado Special" Separator lithograph [frameable print] 1916 Minneapolis Steam Engine lithograph [frameable print] 1916 Hubor "Superior" Separator lithograph Page 18 - [graphic] Rock River Cannonball logo - [photos] Harold Russell with his covered wagon & horses - Charlie Schaffer, Cannonball conductor - Walt Durst's Stanley Steamer - Walt Durst's Buick Page 19 [Inside Back Cover] - [story, end] - [illustration of steam engine by Forbes Smith] Back Cover - [advertisement] Helgesen Harvestor, Inc.