SE Flint Genesee MI 1939-40 FLINT MOTOR FEST PARADE FLINT WAGON WORKS

Southeast Michigan Antique or Vintage Postcard item: RPPC Real Photo postcard, Color Chrome, or Printed Photo image collectible postcard. If a Photo and not an RPPC card, it is something that would be of interest to Postcard Collectors and History Buffs of all types. See the complete description below. GM FLINT MOTOR FESTIVAL PARADE...US Automotive Industry and Genesee County History and Heritage... SE Flint Genesee MI 1939-40 PARADE DAY THROWBACK TO THE FLINT WAGON WORKS ERA, before the Community became known as VEHICLE CITY in Genesee County Michigan. AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY BEGINNINGS in Genesee County!!! ...Original Photo, not RPPC. Size: 4-1/2" in. X 2-1/2" in. NO KNOWN NEGATIVE!!! ... The photographer was a member of the Kearsley Family, an important and historical Genesee County family... These are photographs from the 1939 and 1940 General Motors “FLINT MOTOR FESTIVAL PARADE” held in August in both years. General Motors was founded in Flint and was initially just a holding company. It was established by William C. Durant in 1908, who ran a carriage business in Flint. Durant took a hodgepodge of small auto companies and consolidated a bunch of young entrepreneurial engineers, inventors and budding automakers, including companies such as Buick, Cadillac, Oakland and Reliance Motor Trucks, to form General Motors! This was a Floral Float theme Community and local Automotive manufacturing industry event. It has been said there were 100,000 parade goes at the 1940 parade, spread out through the Downtown Area of the City, nicknamed “Vehicle City!” Much of the parade took place on Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. This is not the GM's “Parade of Progress” in which new automobiles and featured huge buses, called GM Futurliners Coaches; eight in the beginning and 12 in later years. These buses, futuristic car designs, and current new company models being showcased went on three extended tours of the country from 1936 to 1956 and left a lasting impression on those who saw them. Please Note: We provide high-resolution scans and cropped views for your review. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us with any questions. We do not knowingly sell reproductions, so you can be assured these are historically significant, antique, or vintage items! Shipping Discount for multiple card "Winners"!  O rder tracking...We post "Buyer Feedback" at the time of shipping! Shipped very well package, USPS 1st Class postage, or Priority Mail with tracking! Quantity shipping discount refunds sent along with all shipment (dollar bills) where they apply! Check out our UpNorth Memories Store to see more great collectible items! Link: UpNorth Memories Postcards, Historic Photographs and Paper Collectibles! Don Harrison...The UpNorth Memories Guy! Traverse City, Michigan. #upnorthmemories   Mobile Format Modified: updated 8-13-2022   #upnorthmemoriescollection
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