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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 25, 1958 reads, "Edsel car used by Frank Galpin and wife Marguerite on trailer trek to Florida and back is shown on return. Bermuda station wagon pulled 30-foot house trailer and carried boat for combined weight of 10,000 pounds. Galpin, San Fernando Edsel dealer, averaged nearly 11 miles per gallon of gas and more than 650 miles per day to Miami Beach and back."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Couples--California--San Fernando Automobiles--California--San Fernando Trailers--California--San Fernando Edsel automobile Automobile industry and trade--California--San Fernando Automobile dealers--California--San Fernando Men--California--San Fernando Women--California--San Fernando San Fernando (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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