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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated November 5, 1954 reads, "The first person in North Hollywood to receive a new Thunderbird, Ford's new 198 horsepower personal car, was John Goss (seated in car) of the Yeakel and Goss department store in North Hollywood. Ray McKinney, salesman at the Bill Heath Ford agency, stands beside the car which he sold, and that is attracting large crowds to the Ford showroom."
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company--Employees Thunderbird automobile Automobile industry and trade Automobiles, Convertible Automobile ownership Automobile dealers Automobiles Handshaking Men North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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