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name: label: Collection Creator
content: Bird, William L.
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content: William L. Bird Holidays on Display Collection
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925
label: Date
content: 1954
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1288, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consists of point of purchase pieces (paper cut-outs) created for J.L. Hudson and Marshall Field's department stores.  The Hudson Company sponsored a Thanksgiving Day Santa Parade in 1954 that featured several Chrysler Corporation automobiles.  The point of purchase ads for automobiles include the Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible, Imperial Newport, Plymouth Belvedere Sport Coupe, Desoto Fireflite Sedan, Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis, as well as a stage coach, space ship, jumping jackstraws, and kiltie band. The Marshall Field's materials contain a child's treasure chest with toys and a company delivery truck.