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"The grand-daddy of all Plymouth cars meets its latest descendant at the Chicago World's Fair test track of the Chrysler corporation as Mrs. Ethel Miller of Turlock, California, turns in the first Plymouth ever built and in return receives title to the one millionth car from J.B. Wagstaff, director of advertising for the company. City and Fair officials welcomed Mrs. Miller at ceremony held yesterday (Saturday) at the Fair. Left to Right are Jeffrey A. O'Connor, Chicago commissioner of public service, Rufus C. Dawes, president of the Century of Progress, Mrs. Miller, Lenox R. Lohr, general manager of the Fair, George Kennedy, deputy commissioner, and J.B. Wagstaff."
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| Title | "The grand-daddy of all Plymouth cars meets its latest descendant at the Chicago World's Fair test track of the Chrysler corporation as Mrs. Ethel Miller of Turlock, California, turns in the first Plymouth ever built and in return receives title to the one millionth car from J.B. Wagstaff, director of advertising for the company. City and Fair officials welcomed Mrs. Miller at ceremony held yesterday (Saturday) at the Fair. Left to Right are Jeffrey A. O'Connor, Chicago commissioner of public service, Rufus C. Dawes, president of the Century of Progress, Mrs. Miller, Lenox R. Lohr, general manager of the Fair, George Kennedy, deputy commissioner, and J.B. Wagstaff." |
| Creator | Kaufmann & Fabry Co.
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| Contributors | Century of Progress International Exposition |
| Date | ca. 1933-1934 |
| Coverage | Chicago--Illinois--United States |
| Subject | Automobiles
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| Keywords | Plymouth automobiles; Dawes, Rufus C.; O'Connor, Jeffrey A.; Lohr, Lenox R.; Kennedy, George; Wagstaff, J.B.; Miller, Ethel; Chrysler Corporation |
| Identifier | COP_17_0004_00112_001 |
| Controlled Vocabulary | Thesaurus for Graphic Materials |
| Format | 6.5"x10.5" |
| Type | Photograph |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg |
| Source | Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952 |
| Collection | Images of Progress: Views of a Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934 (University of Illinois at Chicago) |
| Repository | Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library |
| Rights | This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, 801 South Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607. Phone: (312) 996-2742; email: lib-permissions@uic.edu. |
| Credit Line | [Identifier], Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library. |
| Purchase | PH08-212 |
| Sponsorship | Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White; Secretary of State. |
| Capture Date | February 2008 |
| Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000 XL |
| Resolution | 600 DPI |
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