Automobile Industry Photograph Collection, 1931-1944 (inclusive) (bulk 1936-1942).

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Automobile Industry Photograph Collection, 1931-1944 (inclusive) (bulk 1936-1942).

https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48657858

The collection consists of approximately 2,000 black and white photographs that depict manufacturing activities, plants, officials, exhibits, and the war work of numerous automobile manufacturers. Images of publicity stunts and events such as cross-country races and good will tours are included, as well as photographs of local and national celebrities posing with new car models. The collection also contains publicity stills of various makes and models of automobiles, mainly for 1936, 1937, 1939, and 1941. The photographs are typically accompanied by captions promoting the automobile or its special features. Automobiles companies represented include Ford Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Company; Chrysler Corporation and its Chrylser, DeSoto, Dodge, and Plymouth divisions; General Motors Corporation and its Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, General Motors Truck, Olds, and Pontiac divisions; and independent manufacturers Auburn Automobile Company, Graham-Paige Motors Corporation, Hudson Motor Car Company, Packard Motor Car Company, Studebaker, Willys-Overland, and others.

19 linear ft. (25 boxes)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7596864

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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