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Milwaukee Boneyard: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 08/12/2007 - 3:29pm.
April 1936. "Junk, with living quarters close by." Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 3¼ x 4¼ nitrate negative photographed by Carl Mydans. View full size.
Auburn
Submitted by Zcarstvnz on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 4:32pm.
The car with the four diagonal sets of hood louvers is a 1928 - 1930 Auburn. This would be quite the find today. The windshield is a very interesting design.
The two pictures below show what two of the models that were availble would have looked like. Auburns were made from 1900 - 1936 with final sales in 1937.
Milwaukee Boneyard: 1936
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 5:39pm.
Considering the year it won't be long before the scrap metal drives of WW II.
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