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"Southwark Plumbing & Heating Supply, Philadelphia, 1949." 4x5 acetate negative from the archives of Signal Corps photographer Lt. Joseph Zinni. View full size.
The 1948 Cadillac, shown, was the first production car to sport tailfins. Many Cadillac dealers were afraid the public would not like them. WRONG!
It's the one missing a rear hubcap and displaying the deflated fender.
When I tell my students that want ads were segregated by sex well into my teen years, they protest "but they couldn't do that, could they?" It's a reminder that times *do* change...
No idea who owns the Ford or the Dodge, but I'm betting that the Caddy belongs to a licensed plumber.
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