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Racing Car at Plymouth Liquors

Date: 06 11 1945
Description: A driver sits in a small promotional race car with a "Calvert Special" logo on its side at Plymouth Liquors, 2717 Atwood Avenue.
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Chevrolet Automobile Contest

Date: 08 15 1930
Description: Chevrolet automobile advertising the Chevrolet Six Economy Drivers' contest with "Test your driving skills, economy drivers' contest, $75 in cash prizes, f...
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Little Oscar Shaking Hands with Boy

Date: 02 23 1940
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, is sitting in a Speed-o-Racer and shaking hands with Billy Marble. Behind them is the Wienermobile.
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Little Oscar and Wienermobile Driver

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Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar and wearing a hat that reads "Yellow Band Wieners," is standing in front of the Wienermmobile and holding one side...
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Baton Twirlers Promote Milk

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Near the Department of Agriculture's Milk House, two baton twirlers in an obvious promotion photograph sit on top of a car and raise their paper cups of mi...
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International Diesel Demothon

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of farmers and businessmen gathered to attend International Harvester's "Diesel Demothon." In the foreground two men and a young g...
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Milwaukee Grape Boycott Picketers

Date: 1969
Description: Picketers in front of Kroger supermarket in Milwaukee carrying United Farmworkers (UFW)/AFL-CIO signs that read, "Boycott Grapes" to support the grape boyc...
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...
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Auto Buy Week

Date: 05 02 1958
Description: Winston Smith and his son, Wade, sit in their restored 1909 Cadillac automobile before the "You Auto Buy Now" parade.
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Remind Folks to Order Their International Twine Early!

Date: 1949
Description: Promotional advertisement available through the International Harvester Advertising Service for use by International Harvester dealers, part of the 1949 Tw...
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"Chicago Central" Truck Sales and Service Center

Date: 05 20 1976
Description: Original caption reads "Photo #tf-1388. T.E. Maurer (center), Manager of International Harvester's new "Chicago Central" truck sales and service center at ...
Postcard

Your Occo Service Man

Date: 1944
Description: A man in an overcoat is leaning against a parked car, with a man in overalls standing next to him. A sign in the car window reads: "Your stock needs Occo M...

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