Photograph
First African American International Truck Dealer
| Original caption reads: "Bob Ross, president of Bob Ross Buick, Richmond, Indiana, is the first black International truck dealer in the United States. Twenty years after spending a summer working as a car hiker at the same dealership, Ross is returning to Richmond as the new owner. Ross spent 11 years as an automobile salesman in Dayton and graduated from the General Motors Dealer Development Academy in Detroit prior to purchasing his new dealership." |
| Image ID: | 10432 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 29 1974 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
| City: | Richmond |
| County: | |
| State: | Indiana |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 6Z, Box 861, file 12880 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 10 inches |
| Offices |
| Automobile dealers |
| Sales personnel |
| Men |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| African Americans |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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