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Jackson Park Garage advertising handbill

Creation: 1933-1935
 Collection
Accession: 1994-281

Abstract

This handbill for the Jackson Park Garage on Stony Island Avenue in Chicago advertises its mechanical services and lists monthly specials for Ford 4, Chevrolet 6, and Pontiac 6 automobiles. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) eagle symbol is in the right corner. The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. government agency established during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to stimulate business recovery through fair-practice codes. Companies that subscribed to the NRA codes were allowed to display a Blue Eagle emblem, as a symbol of cooperation with the NRA.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1935

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 item (handbill) : b&w ; 6 x 9 in.

Historical Note

The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. government agency established during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) to stimulate business recovery through fair-practice codes. The NRA was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act, which was passed to resuscitate the economy through the establishment of codes of fair practices that would set prices, production levels, minimum wages, and maximum hours within each industry. The NRA also supported workers' right to join labor unions and collectively bargain, and it sought to stabilize the economy by ending ruinous competition, overproduction, labor conflicts, and deflating prices. The agency ultimately established codes that affected about 22 million workers. Companies that subscribed to the NRA codes were allowed to display a Blue Eagle emblem, as a symbol of cooperation with the NRA. The NRA ended when it was invalidated by the Supreme Court in 1935, but many of its provisions were included in subsequent legislation.

Scope and Content

This handbill for the Jackson Park Garage on Stony Island Avenue in Chicago advertises its mechanical services and lists monthly specials for Ford 4, Chevrolet 6, and Pontiac 6 automobiles. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) eagle symbol is in the right corner.

Location

GL Box 2.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Jackson Park Garage advertising handbill
Date:
2015
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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