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Preferred Citation

Automobile Repair Shop Account Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired:04/08/2009.

Scope and Contents

Account book, 1928-1929, 473 pp. detailing names of customers, customers location, parts, repairs, costs, and other information relating to the business transactions. Includes a few loose notes and receipts, e.g. from J.C. Moss. Most of the addresses listed in the book are in Virginia (Richmond, Warsaw, Hague, Gloucester, Alexandria). Baltimore, Maryland is also mentioned. Name and address written in pencil inside the front cover is Freddie Gurdy (?), 428 N. Carleton St., Baltimore Maryland.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Automobiles