Advertisement for the 1929 Cadillac and the LaSalle, "The Most Celebrated and Sophisticated Cars on the Streets of the World"

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Artifact Overview

Advertising played, and continues to play, a large role in the sale of automobiles. This 1929 advertisement portrays a LaSalle surrounded by an elegantly dressed crowd. The image and text suggested to potential car owners that the LaSalle is of the highest quality and afforded by upper class people.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Date Made

March 1929

Subject Date

1929

Creator Notes

Made for General Motors Corporation Cadillac Motor Car Division

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.303.221

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.938 in
Width: 6.563 in