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- Subaru Sales Brochure, "4 Wheel Drive Wagon, Now You Can Do Your Truckin' In a Car," 1977 - Japanese automaker Subaru was founded in 1953 and exported its first cars to the United States in 1968. The company became known for its horizontally opposed boxer engines and its widespread use of all-wheel drive. Subaru's outdoorsy wagons and crossovers attracted a devoted following among American car buyers.
- 1977
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Subaru Sales Brochure, "4 Wheel Drive Wagon, Now You Can Do Your Truckin' In a Car," 1977
Japanese automaker Subaru was founded in 1953 and exported its first cars to the United States in 1968. The company became known for its horizontally opposed boxer engines and its widespread use of all-wheel drive. Subaru's outdoorsy wagons and crossovers attracted a devoted following among American car buyers.
- "Presenting the Official Jeep/1988 U.S. Olympic Team Gift Collection," 1988 - Chrysler's Jeep brand sponsored the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team at both the Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and at the Summer Games held in Seoul, South Korea. This catalog featured a variety of co-branded Jeep/U.S. Olympic Team merchandise including hats, shirts, mugs, pins, and pens.
- 1988
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"Presenting the Official Jeep/1988 U.S. Olympic Team Gift Collection," 1988
Chrysler's Jeep brand sponsored the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team at both the Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and at the Summer Games held in Seoul, South Korea. This catalog featured a variety of co-branded Jeep/U.S. Olympic Team merchandise including hats, shirts, mugs, pins, and pens.
- 1966 Toyota Sales Brochure, "There's More to Driving Than Just the Shape You're In" - In the 1960s Volkswagen's "Beetle" was the bestselling imported car in America, but it was a 1930s design. Toyota's new 1966 Corona not only looked different, it had more room, better performance, and was more comfortable. Toyota would eventually replace Volkswagen as the bestselling foreign car maker.
- 1966
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1966 Toyota Sales Brochure, "There's More to Driving Than Just the Shape You're In"
In the 1960s Volkswagen's "Beetle" was the bestselling imported car in America, but it was a 1930s design. Toyota's new 1966 Corona not only looked different, it had more room, better performance, and was more comfortable. Toyota would eventually replace Volkswagen as the bestselling foreign car maker.
- Handbill and Timetable for Wabash Railway's "Midnight Limited," Leaving from Delmar Avenue Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 1929 - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. In 1928, the Wabash Railway erected the Delmar Avenue Station, providing west-end and suburban St. Louis residents -- particularly businessmen -- convenient access to their railroad system without having to go all the way downtown.
- 1929
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Handbill and Timetable for Wabash Railway's "Midnight Limited," Leaving from Delmar Avenue Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 1929
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. In 1928, the Wabash Railway erected the Delmar Avenue Station, providing west-end and suburban St. Louis residents -- particularly businessmen -- convenient access to their railroad system without having to go all the way downtown.
- "The New England Home," House No. 12, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- 1939-1940
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"The New England Home," House No. 12, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- "The Little Grey House," House No. 11, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- 1939-1940
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"The Little Grey House," House No. 11, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- We Hand You a Hint: The Hemco Twin-Lite is Made of Condensite, circa 1915 - Chemically synthetic plastics were developed in the early 1900s to replace shellac and hard rubber -- naturally derived substances increasingly in demand for various industrial applications. The Condensite Company of America formed in 1910 to sell a new material first developed at Thomas Edison's West Orange laboratory for phonograph records. Durable and nonconductive, Condensite was well suited for electrical products.
- circa 1915
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We Hand You a Hint: The Hemco Twin-Lite is Made of Condensite, circa 1915
Chemically synthetic plastics were developed in the early 1900s to replace shellac and hard rubber -- naturally derived substances increasingly in demand for various industrial applications. The Condensite Company of America formed in 1910 to sell a new material first developed at Thomas Edison's West Orange laboratory for phonograph records. Durable and nonconductive, Condensite was well suited for electrical products.
- "Exciting Northland," circa 1960 - Northland Center, completed in 1954 and the world's largest shopping center at the time, was the first of four planned malls to encircle Detroit's inner ring of suburbs. Northland Center both responded to and encouraged Detroit's growing suburban population.
- circa 1960
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"Exciting Northland," circa 1960
Northland Center, completed in 1954 and the world's largest shopping center at the time, was the first of four planned malls to encircle Detroit's inner ring of suburbs. Northland Center both responded to and encouraged Detroit's growing suburban population.
- "The Ford Showroom" with Meredith Willson, 1947 - Ford Motor Company sponsored the CBS radio show <em>The Ford Showroom</em> in 1947. The program featured bandleader Meredith Willson, a radio and film veteran. Willson reached greater heights ten years later, when his musical inspired by his Iowa childhood, <em>The Music Man</em>, opened on Broadway to critical and commercial success.
- 1947
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"The Ford Showroom" with Meredith Willson, 1947
Ford Motor Company sponsored the CBS radio show The Ford Showroom in 1947. The program featured bandleader Meredith Willson, a radio and film veteran. Willson reached greater heights ten years later, when his musical inspired by his Iowa childhood, The Music Man, opened on Broadway to critical and commercial success.
- "United States Lines, Sailings To and From Europe," January 3, 1938 - United States Lines was formed in 1921 and operated transatlantic passenger ocean liners until 1969. In the 1930s, when this brochure was printed, the company built two new liners: <em>Manhattan</em> and <em>Washington</em>. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.
- January 03, 1938
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"United States Lines, Sailings To and From Europe," January 3, 1938
United States Lines was formed in 1921 and operated transatlantic passenger ocean liners until 1969. In the 1930s, when this brochure was printed, the company built two new liners: Manhattan and Washington. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.