Military-style shovel in the World War II victory parade

1945-09-30

A photograph of the VJ (Victory over Japan) parade in downtown Lorain, Ohio celebrating the end of World War II. The unit processing in this view of the parade is a military-style shovel, perhaps manufactured by Thew Shovel Company of Lorain. September 30, 1945. Photographer unknown.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “Military-style shovel in the World War II victory parade,” Lorain County Memory, accessed June 26, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/1738.

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Military-style shovel in the World War II victory parade

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A photograph of the VJ (Victory over Japan) parade in downtown Lorain, Ohio celebrating the end of World War II. The unit processing in this view of the parade is a military-style shovel, perhaps manufactured by Thew Shovel Company of Lorain. September 30, 1945. Photographer unknown.

Publisher

Lorain Public Library System
Albert Doane

Date

1945-09-30

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Image

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Item #1738

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Lorain