Kalamazoo Motors Corporation Postcards
Scope and Contents
The collection contains four undated postcards from the Kalamazoo Motors Corporation. The postcards contain photographs of vehicles produced by the Motor Truck Division of the Kalamazoo Motors Corporation. There are black and white photographs of trucks printed on the postcards, and they all contain a Kalamazoo Motor Trucks logo.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1924
Biographical / Historical
The Kalamazoo Motors Corporation (KMC) was founded in April of 1919. The company primarily built trucks to be used for transporting goods locally to and from railroads. At its peak, KMC sales extended to Oklahoma, Maryland, and Florida. KMC specialized in building truck chassis, and at one point was the truck supplier of the Kalamazoo Fire Department. Many local truck companies struggled after World War I as costs ran high, making manufacturing difficult. In addition, banks were generally weary to lend to truck manufacturers, so financing the company was a challenge. Because of these pressures, KMC folded in March of 1924, and its assets were sold off to the Sandow Motor Truck Company of Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Extent
0.10 Cubic Feet ; The postcards measure 5.5 inches x 3.5 inches.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is composed of four postcards from the Motor Truck Division of the Kalamazoo Motors Corporation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Starring Endowment
Physical Description
The collection amounts to .1 cubic feet. The postcards measure 5.5 inches x 3.5 inches. Each postcard is contained in a plastic sleeve and is made of cardstock. There is a bit of discoloration on the edges of some of the postcards, and some of them have torn slightly in the left-hand margin.
Subject
- Kalamazoo Motors Corporation (Kalamazoo, Mich.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Kalamazoo Motors Corporation Postcards Finding Aid
- Author
- Jacob Walsh, Mallory Heslinger
- Date
- 2024-07-26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu