Title	James A. Allison
Owning Institution	Speedway Public Schools
Item ID	JAMES_ALLISON_cropped
Description	Days after his second marriage in 1928, Allison died at Riverdale from bronchial pneumonia at the age of 55. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery. In 1929, Allison Engineering Company was sold to General Motors. Present day descendants of the company are Allison Transmission and the aircraft engine division of Rolls-Royce. Other companies include Allison Payment Systems, descendant of Allison Coupon Company, and the world-renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Subject	Allison, James A., 1872-1928 Portrait paintings Goth, Marie, 1887-1975 Painters--Indiana Businessmen General Motors Corporation. Allison Division
Creator	Marie Goth painting
Date	Circa 1956
Time Period	1950s (1950-1959)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	James A. Allison Public School, Speedway, Indiana
Digital Collection Name	Assorted Images from IHS Collections
Digital Collection Number	V0002
Format of Original	Digital
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Notes	Use of this image is restricted to projects related to Destination Indiana. IHS may not reproduce.
Destination IN Journey	Destination Indiana James A. Allison Journey
Copyright Notice	Digital Image © 2014 Speedway Public Schools. All Rights Reserved.
CONTENTdm number	4095
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James A. Allison

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