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- Ford Model AA Panel Delivery Truck, September 1928 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- September 17, 1928
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Ford Model AA Panel Delivery Truck, September 1928
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- Two Men and a Boy Pose with a Mack Model AB Stake Truck Loaded with Milk Cans, 1920 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built trucks like this carried cans of raw milk from farms to dairy processors and distributors. Trucks allowed for more flexible and more efficient shipment of milk than was previously possible by railroad.
- 1920
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Two Men and a Boy Pose with a Mack Model AB Stake Truck Loaded with Milk Cans, 1920
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built trucks like this carried cans of raw milk from farms to dairy processors and distributors. Trucks allowed for more flexible and more efficient shipment of milk than was previously possible by railroad.
- Strathmoor Motor Sales Ford Delivery Truck at Parsons Service Station, July 1934 -
- July 06, 1934
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Strathmoor Motor Sales Ford Delivery Truck at Parsons Service Station, July 1934
- 1942 Mack Model DEIS Truck Delivering Sharpless Ice Cream, Allentown, Pennsylvania - By the 1940s, refrigerated trucks were transporting pre-packaged ice cream to retail outlets across the country. In this 1942 photograph, a truck stands ready to transport cartons of Sharpless Ice Cream from the plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The billboard above points out how the ice cream carton's "Tray Pac" design conveniently fit into the freezer compartment of a home refrigerator.
- February 01, 1942
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1942 Mack Model DEIS Truck Delivering Sharpless Ice Cream, Allentown, Pennsylvania
By the 1940s, refrigerated trucks were transporting pre-packaged ice cream to retail outlets across the country. In this 1942 photograph, a truck stands ready to transport cartons of Sharpless Ice Cream from the plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The billboard above points out how the ice cream carton's "Tray Pac" design conveniently fit into the freezer compartment of a home refrigerator.
- Ford Model A Town Car Used for Delivery by Bacon, Stickney & Co., September 1931 - Ford's Model A chassis proved highly adaptable to different body styles. Among the more unusual was the Town Car Delivery. Its special body featured aluminum panels on a wood frame, and it was available in a choice of 40 different colors. The Town Car Delivery projected an image of luxury and sophistication for any business that used it.
- September 21, 1931
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Ford Model A Town Car Used for Delivery by Bacon, Stickney & Co., September 1931
Ford's Model A chassis proved highly adaptable to different body styles. Among the more unusual was the Town Car Delivery. Its special body featured aluminum panels on a wood frame, and it was available in a choice of 40 different colors. The Town Car Delivery projected an image of luxury and sophistication for any business that used it.
- Man with a Delivery Wagon Pulled by Two Horses, circa 1910 - Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. At first, outdoor tintypes were rare. But after a new, more convenient process for making tintypes was introduced in the 1880s, photographs of outdoor scenes became more common.
- circa 1910
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Man with a Delivery Wagon Pulled by Two Horses, circa 1910
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. At first, outdoor tintypes were rare. But after a new, more convenient process for making tintypes was introduced in the 1880s, photographs of outdoor scenes became more common.
- Mack Truck Used by Pennbrook Milk Company, circa 1950 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Larger trucks delivered milk and other dairy products to commercial users like grocery stores and restaurants.
- circa 1950
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Mack Truck Used by Pennbrook Milk Company, circa 1950
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Motorized trucks began to replace horse-drawn dairy delivery wagons early in the 20th century. Larger trucks delivered milk and other dairy products to commercial users like grocery stores and restaurants.
- Peterboro Diner being Delivered by Worcester Lunch Car Company Diner Mover Arthur LaFleur, 1950 -
- September 20, 1950
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Peterboro Diner being Delivered by Worcester Lunch Car Company Diner Mover Arthur LaFleur, 1950
- Winton Motor Carriage Company Delivery Wagon, 1898 - Alexander Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland in 1897, making him one of the first American automobile manufacturers. The company's early cars and delivery wagons were powered by single-cylinder engines producing around nine horsepower. Winton built his last vehicles in 1924, when he shifted his attention to marine engines. General Motors acquired Winton's engine company in 1930.
- 1898
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Winton Motor Carriage Company Delivery Wagon, 1898
Alexander Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland in 1897, making him one of the first American automobile manufacturers. The company's early cars and delivery wagons were powered by single-cylinder engines producing around nine horsepower. Winton built his last vehicles in 1924, when he shifted his attention to marine engines. General Motors acquired Winton's engine company in 1930.
- Winton Motor Carriage Company Delivery Wagon, 1898 - Alexander Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland in 1897, making him one of the first American automobile manufacturers. The company's early cars and delivery wagons were powered by single-cylinder engines producing around nine horsepower. Winton built his last vehicles in 1924, when he shifted his attention to marine engines. General Motors acquired Winton's engine company in 1930.
- 1898
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Winton Motor Carriage Company Delivery Wagon, 1898
Alexander Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland in 1897, making him one of the first American automobile manufacturers. The company's early cars and delivery wagons were powered by single-cylinder engines producing around nine horsepower. Winton built his last vehicles in 1924, when he shifted his attention to marine engines. General Motors acquired Winton's engine company in 1930.