Paper City Motor Sales, exterior with winners of Pontiac Contest posing next to cars
- Notes:
- Salesman stands by three automobiles and three winners of the Pontiac Contest outside the Paper City Motor Sales dealership on 411 West Kalamazoo Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A Western Union telegraph sign is posted in the front window of the dealership. A neon sign advertises Cadillac and Pontiac automobiles. In the background, a poster on the neighboring brick building advertises Midway Auto Supply tire service. Paper City Motor Sales was later aquired by James Gilmore and became Gilmore Pontiac and Cadillac.
- Date Created:
- 1957-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 4 photos in event – 7456
- Place:
- Kalamazoo; Michigan
- Subject Topic:
- Paper City Motor Sales, Cornish, Frank, Automobile dealers--Michigan--Kalamazoo, Signs and signboards, Blue collar workers--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Uniforms, Selling--Automobiles--Michigan--Kalamazoo, Telegrams, and Automobiles--Michigan--Kalamazoo
- Rights:
- Copyright 2018 by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional permissions and further information contact the Western Michigan University Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
- URL:
- https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/WMUwmu~29~29~1112439~159591
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