Call Carl, Inc. Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Call Carl, Inc.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Automobile repair shops
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by William Herrmann.
creator: label: Creator
content: Call Carl, Inc.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Call Carl, Inc. Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents "Call Carl," a chain of Washington, DC, automotive service stations.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Fredrick Carl and his four sons, Herman, Edmund, Louis, and Frederick, Jr., established Frederick Carl and Son, Inc. in 1919 to meet the growing demands for automobile repairs for all makes and models. In 1922 it changed its name and incorporated as Call Carl, Inc. with a chain of automotive service stations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Call Carl handled a range of services from the smallest adjustments to the rebuilding of entire automobiles. An emergency road service operated twenty-four hours a day. In 1982, KM, Inc. purchased the Call Carl auto centers which former Call Carl president, Konrad Murrer owned.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (1 box, 2 map-folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1914-1975
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center in 2019 by the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1474
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Type
content: Decals
label: Type
content: Membership cards
label: Type
content: Negatives (photographic)
label: Type
content: Newsletters
label: Type
content: Newspaper clippings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Decals
label: Genre/Form
content: Membership cards
label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives (photographic)
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Newspaper clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Archival material, including advertising and business records from the "Call Carl" chain of Washington, DC, automotive service stations.  The collection includes photographs of Washington, DC streets in the years before automobiles; photographs of the building exterior; photographs of the interior, including employees at work in the garages as well as in the offices; photographs of company events; membership cards; advertisements and promotional materials; testimonials; decals; letters; and company newsletters, Exhaust Fumes.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: A five-year service pin awarded to employees of Call Carl, Inc. is in the Division of Work and Industry. See accession 1982.0664.