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Identifier

20162403

Description

This 1954 Pontiac, first automobile to be produced in the General Motors assembly plant at Arlington, is to be given away by the Tarrant County Chapter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, as part of the March of Dimes. The Pontiac was purchased by the Amon G. Carter Foundation from General Motors and given to the polio chapter. Admiring the car at the March of Dimes booth at Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show are Mrs. Helen Johnson, left of 1612 Coleman and Mrs. Sue Payne of 4836 Old Mansfield Road. Someone will be the Pontiac's new owner. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition January 31, 1954.

Archival Date

1954-01-30

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-3176

Original Format

Negatives, 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

Automobiles

Names

Johnson, Helen (Mrs.); Payne, Sue (Mrs.); National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Tarrant County (Fort Worth, Tex.); March of Dimes

Subjects

Automobiles

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