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The Human Factor

Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library

• Introduction
• The Exhibition
  • The Request
  • The Response
  • The Collection
  • The Medium
  • The Message
  • The Product
    • Chapter Introduction
    • Chapter Images
  • The Production
  • The Worker
  • The Audience
• Bibliography

Chrysler dealer delivers 47 cars in one day

What is believed to be a record for motor cars delivered to separate retail purchasers in a single day was achieved by Angeles Motors, Chrysler and Plymouth dealer of Los Angeles, California, on Christmas day, 1936. On that morning 47 new cars were placed in the hands of owners. They represented 47 distinct buyers, no two of whom were even in the same family.

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