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1Title:  Augustus Post papers, 1928-1944, (bulk 1939-1944) 
 Accession:  1765 
 Creator:  Post, Augustus 
 Abstract:  Major Augustus Post purchased the first automobile sold in New York City, and in 1899, along with several others, organized the first public garage in the United States. Post later founded the Automobile Old Timers Association, and this collection contains Post's personal records of the Association, including information concerning annual meetings, purposes, projects and members, along with a group of Post's personal correspondence. 
 Subjects:  Post, Augustus | American Automobile Association | Automobile Old Timers Association | Automobile industry and trade | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Correspondence 
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2Title:  Fred Lee Black records series, 1929-1948 
 Accession:  56 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. 
 Abstract:  Fred Lee Black began his career with Ford Motor Company in 1918 and served in a number of positions before leaving the company in 1942. The bulk of the material in this series comes from the period that Black was in charge of Ford displays for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. 
 Subjects:  Black, Fred L., 1891-1971. | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | New York World's Fair (1939-1940) | Advertising--Automobiles | Automobile industry and trade | Exhibit booths | Exhibition buildings | Exhibitions--United States. | First day covers (Philately) | Ford Motor Company Strike, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941. | World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies | Dearborn (Mich.) | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Photographs. 
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