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  • Collection: Caterpillar Career

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Photo Album gifted to Bob Gilmore of photos from his trip to Dubai in 1979. Included picture shows Bob Gilmore walking away from a Learjet with executives from the Caterpillar dealer he was meeting with. Other photos from the album not included in…

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Photos from a trip taken by Bob Gilmore while he was President of Caterpillar. The purpose of the trip seems to have been to meet with manufacturing partners. Photos in the album include several pictures of Gilmore meeting with local businessmen, as…

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Photo from a 1985 visit to South Korea in which Bob Gilmore met with the President of Daewoo, Young-Suk Yoon. The meeting came towards the end of Bob Gilmore's time as President of Caterpillar, and seems to have been about meeting the then newly…

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Official Resolution from Caterpillar's Board of Directors honoring his career with the company on his retirement. It was awarded to him on June 12, 1985. It details his entire career with Caterpillar and reflects on his time as President of the…

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Newspaper article detailing a company ski trip by Caterpillar France during Bob Gilmore's time at Grenoble. The article was published August 3rd, 1966. Gilmore was a very important figure in France during his time there and was often photographed…

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A French-language newsletter and training magazine for Caterpillar France during Bob Gilmore's time running the Grenoble plant. Published in 1965, it is one of many French news outlets that wrote feature stories about Gilmore.

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This album was given to Bob Gilmore from Caterpillar Japan to commemorate a visit he made in May 1979. It includes various pictures of his trip, including when he toured on the Japanese plants.

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Essay from Bob Gilmore about recent bombings perpetrated by Osama bin Laden and his personal connection to the bin Laden family through a trip he took to Saudi Arabia while president of Caterpillar.

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This article comes from around the time Bob Gilmore became President of Caterpillar. This article details his rise through the company and the particular skills that he had acquired during that rise. The article also talks about the personality…

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Newspaper article about Bob Gilmore's personality as President of Caterpillar. This article was written towards the end of Gilmore's time as President of Caterpillar, and delves into the personality traits that allowed him to reach that position, and…
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