Records, 1947-1979.

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Records, 1947-1979.

Records of automobiles bought, sold, and consigned; correspondence and building plans, items from Hooper and Company include photographs, scale drawings, fabric and wood samples, correspondence and publications. Records of various automobile clubs, including Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Rocky Mountain Region.

34 linear ft. (34 boxes), 2 oversize boxes, 3 flat folders, 4 oversize folios.

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Rivers, Osmond

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Rippey, Arthur G.

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Arthur Gordon Rippey Jr. was a prominent Denver, Colorado businessman. He was the founder of Rippey, Henderson, Bucknum, and Company, a very successful advertising firm. Mr. Rippey was born in 1907, in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1943, Rippey and his wife relocated to Denver where he established Arthur G. Rippey & Company Advertising Agency. Gilbert Bucknum and Clair Henderson joined the firm soon thereafter. Rippey retired from the agency in 1966. Rippey was an avid collector of rare books and aut...

Hooper and Company (Coachbuilders) Limited

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Mercedes-Benz Club of America. Rocky Mountain Region

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Rippey's Veteran Car Museum, Denver, Colo.

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Museum built in 1963 to house the private car collection of Arthur G. Rippey. Opened to the public 1966; closed 1980. Museum included papers previously owned by Osmond Rivers, chief designer and director of Hooper and Company. From the description of Records, 1947-1979. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17366034 ...