Jackson Park Garage advertising handbill
Creation: 1933-1935Abstract
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
- Jackson Park Garage (Organization)
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