Sam Davis Company Truck | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Sam Davis Company Truck

Sam Davis Company Truck | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Furniture movers from the Sam Davis Company load the back of a Model 53 International motor truck with chairs and boxes. The text on the truck reads: "The Sam Davis Co. Moving, Trucking, & Packing. Fireproof Storage. Toledo's Largest Coal Dealers."
DESCRIPTION
Furniture movers from the Sam Davis Company load the back of a Model 53 International motor truck with chairs and boxes. The text on the truck reads: "The Sam Davis Co. Moving, Trucking, & Packing. Fireproof Storage. Toledo's Largest Coal Dealers."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:83748
Creation Date: 1925
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Toledo
County:
State:Ohio
Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 254, Pg.14
Original Dimensions:8 x 6 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original typewritten caption reads: "Model 53 International Motor Truck equipped with moving van body and owned by the Sam Davis Company, Toledo, Ohio. This company is engaged in coal, moving, and contract hauling work. Besides the Model 53 shown, it also owns another Model 53, both of which are engaged in moving household goods. All told this company owns nineteen International Motor Trucks. In addition to the 53's it owns three Model F's, 2 Model K's, two Model 63's, seven Model 101's, and three Model 103's. The company operates its own garage and has three men employed to oil, gas, and keep the trucks in repair. With the questionnaire are provided two forms, on one of which daily truck operating and gasoline data are written, and on the other trip data are recorded."
SUBJECTS
Trees
Chairs
Furniture
Lawns
Porches
Neighborhoods
Sidewalks
Men
Outdoor photography
Signs and symbols
Streets
Trucks
Moving, Household

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