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- Winners of La Carrera Panamericana (Mexican Road Race), November 1954 - Lincoln Motor Company went racing in the early 1950s at the Carrera Panamericana, a 2,000-mile road race through Mexico. American and European drivers rallied across mountains and plains in stock cars, sports cars, and touring cars. Lincoln Capri cars won their class in 1952, 1953, and 1954. Officials canceled the race after just five years, though it's occasionally been revived.
- November 01, 1954
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Winners of La Carrera Panamericana (Mexican Road Race), November 1954
Lincoln Motor Company went racing in the early 1950s at the Carrera Panamericana, a 2,000-mile road race through Mexico. American and European drivers rallied across mountains and plains in stock cars, sports cars, and touring cars. Lincoln Capri cars won their class in 1952, 1953, and 1954. Officials canceled the race after just five years, though it's occasionally been revived.
- "The Dearborn Inn: Fifty Glorious Years at One of America's Greatest Inns...," 1981 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- 1931-1981
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"The Dearborn Inn: Fifty Glorious Years at One of America's Greatest Inns...," 1981
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- Portrait of Television Host Ed Sullivan, circa 1960 - Originally a newspaper columnist, Ed Sullivan began hosting a television variety show in 1948 called <em>Toast of the Town</em>. This family-oriented show, which featured an incredible array of celebrity guests, was recast as <em>The Ed Sullivan Show</em> in 1955. His most famous shows featured Elvis Presley (1956 and 1957) and the Beatles (1964 and 1965). The show ended in 1971.
- circa 1960
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Portrait of Television Host Ed Sullivan, circa 1960
Originally a newspaper columnist, Ed Sullivan began hosting a television variety show in 1948 called Toast of the Town. This family-oriented show, which featured an incredible array of celebrity guests, was recast as The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955. His most famous shows featured Elvis Presley (1956 and 1957) and the Beatles (1964 and 1965). The show ended in 1971.