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Fifty Kissel Taxis

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A line of fifty "Bradford Cabs" manufactured by the Kissel Motor Car Company of Hartford, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "'Bradford Cabs' built by the Kissel Motor Car Co. Fleet of 50 ready for shipment to N.Y."

Date Created:
August 7, 1929

Publication Information

Date Created August 7, 1929

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 23 x 15 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number CF 5101

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W012A7Q
Legacy ID
WHi 40863

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Kissel Ad

Kissel Ad

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Kissel War Workers

Kissel War Workers

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Workers leaving the Kissell Motor Car Company have their identification badges checked. The Hartford company was then building trucks of the Four Wheel Drive Company of Clintonville for the Army. ...

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World War I Trucks

World War I Trucks

1918

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Prints
Kissel Car Ad

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Postcards
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Advertisement for the Mitchell Model S, a seven passenger vehicle, manufactured in Racine.

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