Papers, 1931-1952.

Colonial Williamsburg, inc.

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Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986

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Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) was an American industrial designer noted for his streamlined style found on hundreds of products, such as Lucky Strike packaging, the Studebaker Starliner, and locomotives on the Pennysylvania RR. From the guide to the Raymond Loewy Studebaker Photographs, 1947, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Industrial designer. Full name: Raymond Fernand Loewy. Born in France; emigrated to the United States in 1919. ...

General Motors Corporation. Art and Color Section.

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Duco Color Advisory Service.

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Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

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Truscon Laboratories, Inc.

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Chrysler corporation

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On Jan. 4, 1980, the Chrysler Corp. permanently closed its Hamtramck Assembly Plant, commonly called "Dodge Main", marking the end of nearly 70 years of continuous manufacturing operations at the facility. John Frances and Horace Elgin Dodge were pioneers in the automobile industry, beginning with a machine shop to supply auto plants with parts, working with both Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford, and eventually building a new plant on a 30 acre site in Hamtramck in 1910. Wanting to build their own ...

Gulf Oil Corporation

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The Gulf Oil Corporation was founded in 1901 when oil was discovered in Spindletop, Texas. The company invested millions of dollars into the development of gasoline in the early Twentieth Century. By the early 1930s it had grown into a major United States corporation. The corporation continued to grow into the 1960s. During that time Gulf Oil became an investor into Robert E. Simon's planned community in Reston, Virginia. As one of his principal investors, Gulf Oil stepped in to save the project...

General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Texas Company

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Division of Creative Design and Color.

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Ditzler Color Company.

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Williamsburg Craftsmen, Incorporated.

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Towle, H. Ledyard

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H. Ledyard Towle was a commercial artist, portrait painter and color consultant to industry. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on August 30, 1890, and served as a camouflage expert and artist with the rank of Captain during World War I. In the 1920s, Towle was chairman of DuPont's Duco Color Advisory Service, his duties covering both the styling and color of products. As Duco lacquers were heavily marketed to the automobile industry, Towle developed a number of important contacts in Detroit and bec...