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Identifier

20147672

Description

A photograph of the formal groundbreaking ceremony for the General Motors Assembly Division Plant in Arlington, in May of 1952. Participating in the ceremony were, from left: James L. Conlon, Divisional General Manager; Edwin C. Klotzburger, first manager of the Arlington plant; Arlington Mayor Tommy Vandergriff; Amon G. Carter, Sr.; and General Motors Vice President John F. Gordon.

Archival Date

1952

Collection Name

J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection

Collection Number

AR446-1-34

Original Format

Prints, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

Subjects

Ground breaking ceremonies

Names

General Motors Corporation; Conlon, James L.; Klotzburger, Edwin C.; Vandergriff, Tommy; Gordon, John F., 1900-1978; Carter, Amon Giles, Sr., 1879-1955

Subjects

Ground breaking ceremonies

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