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Dodge Senior Brougham 1934


Title	Dodge Senior Brougham 1934
Coverage / Year	1934
Description	Drawing for an advertisement
Interpretation	In 1934 a new feature of the Dodge was the swinging "butterfly" windows, which made it possible to open a portion of the window without creating a draft, that could be rolled down into the front doors. This feature was popular with men who delivered newspapers on long routes as they could throw the newspapers through the side windows without obstructions. The Brougham model (pictured) was a 4-door, 5-window club sedan, which listed at $835.
Lesson Plans / Themes	American Dream; American Communities in History; Transportation--A Student's Historical Explanation;
Learning Standards	13 Science, Technology and Society; 15 Economics; 16 History; 17 Geography; 18 Social Systems;
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	Cars of the Early Thirties by Tad Burness, ISBN 0-8019-5545-9, 275 p., 1970 (p.82)
Subject / Keywords	Automobiles--United States; Dodge--Automobile; Transportation; Cars; Advertisements; Advertising;
Collection Publisher	Illinois State Library
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