Photos of workers during GM's last day of SUV production.
A group of General Motors employees poses for a final photo with the last SUV manufactured at the plant. After nearly 90 years, GM has closed the facility and possibly the era of vehicle production in the city.
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Photo By: Bill Olmsted
Before the black Tahoe is driven off the line, a banner signed by employees at the Janesville GM plant is unfurled and photos are taken.
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After a final goodbye ceremony, plant employees have photos taken with the last vehicle banner.
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After taken a final photo with the last Tahoe, GM employees gradually head their own direction.
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GM employee Cathy Lyke (r) gets a comforting hug from a co-worker after she finished her job on the last SUV off the Janesville line on Tuesday.
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As the last Tahoe moved down the line, workers gathered to share the moment.
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As the last Tahoe moved down the line, workers gathered to share the moment.
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Brian Linde (l) and Tim Opheim install the hood on the last SUV to come off the Janesville assembly plant line on Tuesday.
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Stripped of everything but a pair of gloves, a workstation on the GM line indicates the end of production.
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After production ended on Monday, traffic was heavy at a table setup to sell GM employees raffle tickets. The raffle, which features the last Janesville made SUV, will benefit the local United Way.
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As the last Tahoe moved down the line, workers gathered to share the moment.
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A group of GM workers and their spouses gathers at a table during an appreciation day for GM workers at Bobbleheads in Janesville.
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Former LSI workers Laurie Goodwick, left, and Victoria Perleberg share an embrace and some tears at an appreciation day for GM, Lear and LSI workers at Bobbleheads on Tuesday.
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Heather Haschke looks on as Tiez Caradine signs her memory plaque during an appreciation day for GM workers at Bobbleheads on Tuesday.
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Crowds of General Motors employees followed the finanl Tahoe down the line on Tuesday. The last vehicle cleared assembly shortly after 7:00 a.m.
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Tom Gage, left, and Dean Birkholz, both 23-year employees at the Janesville GM assembly plant, talk at Game Day Sports Bar & Grill after the last SUV rolled off the line on Tuesday.
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A 23-year GM employee performs his current task for the last time on Tuesday. Led by a string of white trucks, the last black Tahoe rolled of the Janesville line just after 7:00 a.m.
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This jacket worn by a GM employee now has a place in history. The last Janesville-made vehicle rolled off the line at just after 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
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Greg Snyder, a 22 year GM employee, takes a photo of a co-worker and the historic last vehicle. Taking pictures was a nearly universal activity for employees as the black Tahoe made its way down the line.
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Janesville plant manager Gary Malkus poses for a final picture with 28 year employee Lauria Bell. Despite the sadness of the occasion, most General Motors works present a positive, face on the rollout of the last Janesville-made vehicle.
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With the last Tahoe already moved off, the final assembly area in the Janesville GM plant sits idle. While the future is unclear, many feel that the era of building cars and truck in Janesville is over.
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GM workers sign a banner comemmerating the last vehicle produced in the Janesville plant. The banner eventually will be donated to the Rock County Historical Society.
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After performing her job one last time, GM assembly worker Cathy Lyke shed a few quiet tears. Comforted by co-workers, Lyke's tears were soon mixed with smiles and laughter as the last vehicle on the Janesville line rolled into history.
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Workers crowd around the end of the Janesville assembly line at the last SUV to be made at the plant. Many workers took the opportunity to follow the vehicle as it made its way through final assembly.
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Noriaki Takada writes his phone number in the snow in an attempt to get a GM employee arriving at the Janesville assembly plant for the last day of SUV production to call him on Tuesday. Takada is a correspondent with NTV International Corporation out of New York
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A video crew from NHK Japan, a public television station, films at the GM fence during the last few hours of SUV production at the Janesville GM assembly plant on Tuesday.
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