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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Crown Central Petroleum Advertising Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1398
- Creators:
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Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
- Dates:
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1949 - 1996
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.66 Cubic feet1 box, 1 map folder
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection includes advertising materials for Crown Central's credit card and credit check programs, for gifts (cameras, kitchenware) offered by its service station to repeat customers; a set of posters and a design drawing for them, exhorting drivers to drive safely, featuring images of governors of states, President Dwight Eisenhower, FBI Director J.Edgar Hoover, and others; and a 1955 letter to Eisenhower requesting that he appear on one of the posters.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The oil company Crown Central Petroleum developed its Governor's Highway Safety Program in the late 1940s.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Crown Central Petroleum. 2016
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Crown Central Petroleum Advertising Collection, ca.1949-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
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