Photo, Print, Drawing [Side view of two automobiles, one a convertible, with Black Mesa, New Mexico in the background]

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The following items are included in this collection with permission as indicated:

The New Republic: selected articles from 1928.
Selections from The New Republic, Vol. 53, No. 688 (Feb. 8, 1928) made available here with permission from the publisher.
The New Republic, 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036

The Country Gentleman: selected issue from 1926.
Selections from The Country Gentleman, Vol. XCI, No. 2 (Feb. 1926) made available here with permission from the publisher, © The Curtis Publishing Company 1926.

Bulletin of the Taylor Society, June 1925
Reprint, "The Momentum of Taylorism," by Stuart Chase, with permission from The New Republic. The New Republic, 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036

Good Housekeeping, Vol. LXXXII, No. 2. (Feb. 1926)
Good Housekeeping, Vol. LXXXII, No. 2. (Feb. 1926) made available here with permission from the publisher.

Calvin Coolidge Papers.Thrift--Encouragement, 1923-29.
Permission to use the article "A Girl Scout is Thrifty" from The Girl Scout Leader, December 1926, was granted by the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Calvin Coolidge Papers. Accomplishments of Calvin Coolidge Administration, 1924-28
Calvin Coolidge Papers. Radio--General 1923-29.
Calvin Coolidge Papers. Advertisement Exploitation.
Documents and letters with the letterhead of the Republican National Committee were re-printed with the permission of the Republican National Committee.

• Rights Advisory: See Rights and Restrictions Information Page
• Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-47313 (b&w film copy neg.)
• Call Number: SSF - Automobiles--1920-1929 <item> [P&P]
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