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| Title | Allied Van Lines Truck |
| Description | A photograph of an Allied Van Lines truck. In 1928 Allied Van Lines was founded as a non-profit organization, following a recommendation by the National Furniture Warehousemen's Association (NFWA), to assist independent movers so that they could perform more return loads and expand their services to a greater area. In 1933, the Knickerbocker Storage & Warehouse became an Allied Van Lines agent. The Knickerbocker Storage & Warehouse was founded in Akron, Ohio in 1907. |
| Subject | Trucking Industry
Trucks, Models of
Transportation
Allied Van Lines
Knickerbocker Warehouse & Storage
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| Contributors | Akron-Summit County Public Library
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| Date | ca. 1930s |
| Type | Image
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| Format | 5.5 in. x 3.5 in. |
| Source | TH_Allied_Van01.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Trucking History Collection
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| About this Collection | For additional information please read "The Motor Wagons: The Origin and History of Long-Distance Truck Transportation" by Peggy J. Russell, available through the Special Collections Division. |
| Additional Information | http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/finding/trucking.pdf; http://www.allied.com/ |
| Rights | The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
